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INSANELY

Dictionary entry overview: What does insanely mean?

• INSANELY (adverb)
The adverb INSANELY has 2 senses:

1. in an insane manner
2. (used as intensives) extremely

Familiarity information: INSANELY used as an adverb is rare.

Dictionary entry details

• INSANELY (adverb)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

In an insane manner

Synonyms:

crazily; dementedly; insanely; madly

Context examples:

she behaved insanely / he behaves crazily when he is off his medication / the witch cackled madly / screaming dementedly

Antonym:

sanely (in a sane or lucid manner)

Pertainym:

insane (afflicted with or characteristic of mental derangement)

Sense 2

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Meaning:

(used as intensives) extremely

Synonyms:

deucedly; insanely; deadly; devilishly; madly

Context examples:

she was madly in love / deadly dull / deadly earnest / deucedly clever / insanely jealous

Domain usage:

intensifier; intensive (a modifier that has little meaning except to intensify the meaning it modifies)

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