Meaning & use
Insanely
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To an extreme or excessive degree; extraordinarily (informal); also, in a manner suggesting mental illness.
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The concert tickets sold out insanely fast.
He laughed insanely as the plan fell apart around him.
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In casual speech, 'insanely' has largely shifted from describing mental instability to functioning as an intensifier, much like 'crazily' or 'ridiculously.'
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