Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- In an insane manner; madly; without reason.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adverb Without reason; madly; foolishly.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adverb In an
insane manner. - adverb To a great degree; very much.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adverb in an insane manner
- adverb (used as intensives) extremely
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Examples
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What wasn't planned was that the day would spin insanely out of control, devolving into an utter shitstorm of wasted time and frayed nerves.
"You'll hear me cry. I'll shake you from your sleep." greygirlbeast 2009
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You can say whatever you want about the entire equation and whether or not the person getting the money deserves it, but saying that it’s slavery because you’re allegedly not instilling productivity values is twisting reality in insanely Orwellian ways.
Think Progress » Former GOP Congressman J.C. Watts: ‘Social programs’ are the ‘new slavery.’ 2010
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Sometimes the word “googolplex” was used generically to refer to an insanely large number.
In the Plex Steven Levy 2011
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Sometimes the word “googolplex” was used generically to refer to an insanely large number.
In the Plex Steven Levy 2011
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Those who recall the insanely trivial investigations of the Clinton years may indeed regard this as the ultimate waste of time and money (as even Ken Starr concluded, there never was anything to Whitewater), but in fact it could be a therapeutic use of the next biennium.
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In a statement that can only be described as insanely ridiculous and illogical, Chris Byrne, a toy industry analyst said, "Well, I think some parents are obviously going to be concerned about Chinese toys, but at the end of the day, it's the kids who are specifying what they want."
Parents Are the Solution to Kids Dying at the Hands of China, Feds, Toy Companies 2007
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Addendum: Checking the Raleigh Grande showtimes recorded message always a good idea in general, although everything in the message confirmed the times currently on movieminder starts with "If you have questions not about showtimes, call the insanely happy people at our box office at..."
[film] Darkness badger 2004
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(del "insanely" - they're certainly not worse than German)
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I recall the insanely, unnecessarily long runtime of American High School when I reached for the remote to check and see how much time had elapsed.
IGN DVD 2009
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This is just the kind of insanely ironic story that Maher couldn't possibly pass up -- a Muslim man who founded a TV station to dispel the stereotypes about Muslim-Americans goes and chops his wife's head off.
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