insanely en · ADV
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ɪnˈseɪnli/
Etymology
Etymology tree English insane Middle English -ly English -ly English insanely From insane + -ly.
Meanings
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In an insane manner; not sanely.
Gloating silently, she laved handfuls of hot sand over her, her mind alternating sanely and insanely.
1907, Barbara Baynton, edited by Sally Krimmer and Alan Lawson, Human Toll (Portable Australian Authors: Barbara Baynton), St Lucia: University of Queensland Press, published 1980, page 296:
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To a great degree; very much.
That ramp is insanely difficult to jump.
The way you made this look like the trans flag is actually insanely clever got^([sic]) damn
2022 June 29, DXL44_, “Comment on 'Get in we're going to the trans lake (SCP-6113)'”, in r/SCP, Reddit, archived from the original on 03 Jan 2023:Disney has some insanely fun roller coasters.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most insanely | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more insanely | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Translations (14)
it terribilmente (in an insane manner) · sv vansinnigt (in an insane manner) · pt insanamente (in an insane manner) · it insensatamente (in an insane manner) · fr insensément (in an insane manner) · de wahnsinnig (in an insane manner) · fi hullusti (in an insane manner) · it follemente (in an insane manner) · es insensatamente (in an insane manner) · it assurdamente (in an insane manner) · izh hullust (in an insane manner) · fi mielenvikaisesti (in an insane manner) · tr delicesine (in an insane manner) · la dēmenter (in an insane manner)