Madly and Painfully

Madly

Madly adverb - In a confused and reckless manner.

Painfully and madly are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Painfully" instead an adverb "Madly".

Nearby Word: mad

Painfully

Painfully adverb - With feelings of bitterness or grief.

Madly and painfully are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Madly" instead an adverb "Painfully".

Nearby Words: pain, painful, pained

Both words in one sentence

  • Between Doug's womanizing ways and the fact that it's been obvious from the first episode that he's still madly in love with her, it's painfully obvious that he wants to take advantage of the situation, especially when she begins to make advances to him.
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