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Etymology

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From insane +‎ -ly.

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Adverb

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insanely (comparative more insanely, superlative most insanely)

  1. In an insane manner; not sanely.
    • 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:
      Gloating silently, she laved handfuls of hot sand over her, her mind alternating sanely and insanely.
  2. To a great degree; very much.
    That ramp is insanely difficult to jump.
    Disney has some insanely fun roller coasters.
    • 2022 June 29, DXL44_, “Comment on 'Get in we're going to the trans lake (SCP-6113)'”, in r/SCP[1], Reddit, archived from the original on 3 January 2023:
      The way you made this look like the trans flag is actually insanely clever got[sic] damn

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