Insanely

/ɪnˈseɪnli/ adverb

Definition

In an extremely excessive or wild way; to an insane degree, used casually to intensify something.

Etymology

From 'insane,' from Latin 'insanus' (literally 'unhealthy minded'), plus adverbial '-ly.' Originally described actual mental illness; the casual intensifier use is modern.

Kelly Says

We now use 'insanely' for everything positive and negative—'insanely good pizza' or 'insanely hard test'—it's become an all-purpose intensifier, which is ironic because the word literally refers to mental illness, showing how casual speech strips words of their serious medical meanings.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
በጣም አንድ
be-tam and
ARالعربية
جنونيا
jin-u-ni-ya
BNবাংলা
অসাধারণভাবে
o-sa-dha-ra-n-ba-be
CACatalà
insanament
in-san-a-ment
CSČeština
šíleně
shi-len-e
DADansk
sindssygt
sin-d-sygt
DEDeutsch
unfassbar
un-fass-bar
ELΕλληνικά
άγρια
ag-ri-a
ESEspañol
insanamente
in-san-a-men-te
FAفارسی
دیوانه وار
di-va-ne va-ar
FISuomi
hulluna
hull-u-na
FRFrançais
follement
fo-l-man
GUGU
અત્યંત
a-tyant
HAHA
kamar a
ka-mar a
HEעברית
בזבז
ba-zav
HIहिन्दी
पागलपन से
pa-gal-pan se
HUMagyar
őrülten
or-ül-ten
IDBahasa Indonesia
sangat gila
san-gat gi-la
IGIG
n'eme
ne-me
ITItaliano
in modo folle
in mo-do fo-le
JA日本語
狂気的に
kyou-ki-ni-te-ki
KKKK
ақылды
a-kyll-dy
KMKM
ម៉ាស៊ីន
ma-si-in
KO한국어
광기적으로
gwang-gi-jeok-e-ro
MRMR
असंभव
a-san-mab
MSBahasa Melayu
sangat gila
san-gat gi-la
MYမြန်မာ
ကျွန်တော်က
kyun-daw-ka
NLNederlands
waanzinnig
wan-zin-nig
NONorsk
galen
ga-len
PAPA
ਅਨੰਤ
a-nan-t
PLPolski
szalenie
sza-le-nie
PTPortuguês
insanamente
in-san-a-men-te
RORomână
nebuneste
ne-bu-nes-te
RUРусский
безумно
be-zu-m-no
SVSvenska
galet
ga-let
SWKiswahili
kwa wabaya
kwa wa-ba-ya
TAதமிழ்
அ狂வாக
a-kra-va-a-ga
TEతెలుగు
పరిశుద్ధంగా
pa-ri-shud-d-ha-nga
THไทย
บ้าคลั่ง
ba-klang
TLTL
napakabagal
na-pa-ka-ba-gal
TRTürkçe
deli gibi
de-li gi-bi
UKУкраїнська
божевільно
bo-zhe-vi-l-no
URاردو
بے درنگ
be-dar-ang
VITiếng Việt
điên cuồng
di-en-cuong
YOYO
gba gba
gba gba
ZH中文
疯狂地
fēng kuáng dì
ZUZU
ngaphandle
ngap-han-dle

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