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insanely

/ɪnˈseɪnli/

insanely adverb: in an insane manner; not sanely.

Adverb

insanely (comparative more insanely, superlative most insanely)

  1. 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
  2. To a great degree; very much.
    • That ramp is insanely difficult to jump.
    • Disney has some insanely fun roller coasters.

Examples of insanely in a sentence

  • This SUV drives insanely smoothly—it's like it knows what I want before I do.
  • The dude who's topfragging right now is actually going beast mode, like bro's insanely locked in.
  • Guess who's thinking again about how insanely hot 0 subtlety latex clad permadiapers are?

All 14 example sentences with insanely

Forms of insanely

comparativemore insanely
superlativemost insanely

Origin of insanely

From insane + -ly.

Questions about insanely

What does insanely mean?
Insanely means in an insane manner; not sanely.
What part of speech is insanely?
Insanely is an adverb.
How do you pronounce insanely?
Insanely is pronounced /ɪnˈseɪnli/.

Words near insanely in the dictionary

  1. insanable
  2. insane
  3. insane asylum
  4. insane asylums
  5. insane in the membrane
  6. insanely
  7. insaneness
  8. insaner
  9. insanery
  10. insanest
  11. insangu

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