Meanings
comparative more insanely · superlative most insanely
- In an insane manner; not sanely.
Gloating silently, she laved handfuls of hot sand over her, her mind alternating sanely and insanely.
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 - To a great degree; very much.
That ramp is insanely difficult to jump.
2 more examples
Disney has some insanely fun roller coasters.
The way you made this look like the trans flag is actually insanely clever got^([sic]) damn
2022 June 29, DXL44_, “Comment on 'Get in we're going to the trans lake (SCP-6113)'”, in r/SCP, Reddit, archived from the original on 03 Jan 2023
Synonyms & antonyms
adverb(used as intensives) excessively
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Translations
Finnish mielenvikaisesti, hullusti
- mielenvikaisestiin an insane manner
- hullustiin an insane manner
French insensément
- insensémentin an insane manner
German wahnsinnig
- wahnsinnigin an insane manner
Italian terribilmente, follemente
- terribilmentein an insane manner
- follementein an insane manner
- assurdamentein an insane manner
- insensatamentein an insane manner
Latin dēmenter
- dēmenterin an insane manner
Portuguese insanamente
- insanamentein an insane manner
Spanish insensatamente
- insensatamentein an insane manner
Swedish vansinnigt
- vansinnigtin an insane manner
Turkish delicesine
- delicesinein an insane manner
Cite this entry
insanely. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/insanely
“insanely.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/insanely. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “insanely,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/insanely.
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