madly

Questions about madly

What does madly mean?

madly means "in an uncontrolled manner". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in madly?

madly has 2 syllables: mad-ly. The stress falls on "mad". In IPA it is /ˈmædli/.

What is another word for madly?

Close synonyms include frantically, insanely, crazily, dementedly, insanely. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is madly a common word?

madly is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.