Synonyms for insanely
| Grammar : Adv |
| Spell : in-seyn |
| Phonetic Transcription : ɪnˈseɪn |
Définition of insanely
Origin :- 1550s, from Latin insanus "mad, insane; outrageous, excessive, extravagant," from in- "not" (see in- (1)) + sanus "well, healthy, sane" (see sane). Originally only of persons; of actions, from 1842. Cf. lunatic; and Italian pazzo "insane," originally a euphemism, from Latin patiens "suffering." German verrückt, literally past participle of verrücken "to displace," "applied to the brain as to a clock that is 'out of order' " [Buck]. The noun meaning "insane person" is attested from 1786.
- adv extremely
- No one knew whether we'd quarreled or not, or how insanely jealous I could be.
- Extract from : « The Man the Martians Made » by Frank Belknap Long
- He raised his hand to his throat—and it tore at the flesh, insanely.
- Extract from : « Astounding Stories of Super-Science, August 1930 » by Various
- I kept thinking, insanely, that the meteor was a perfect conflict touch.
- Extract from : « Question of Comfort » by Les Collins
- Now this terminology is insanely wrong, even if the Bills are right.
- Extract from : « A Miscellany of Men » by G. K. Chesterton
- I was madly, insanely jealous, and I forbade my wife to meet him.
- Extract from : « The New Tenant » by E. Phillips Oppenheim
- It surprised me that Aunt Matilda could be so insanely greedy.
- Extract from : « The Gallery » by Roger Phillips Graham
- Why insanely surrender what the other would after all never have?
- Extract from : « The Reef » by Edith Wharton
- Yet he still loves her to distraction, and is insanely jealous of her.
- Extract from : « The Complete Opera Book » by Gustav Kobb
- I have loved another, insanely, passionately as you love me.
- Extract from : « Odette's Marriage » by Albert Delpit
- My fault for being a fool, rather than his for being so insanely consistent.
- Extract from : « The Romantic Lady » by Michael Arlen
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