Madly, 1) in a deranged mind, distractedly: “that's somewhat m. spoken,” Meas. V, 89. “wast thou mad, that thus so m. thou didst answer me?” Err. II, 2, 12. Mids. II, 1, 171. Shr. II, 329. III, 2, 246. Tw. V, 319. John III, 4, 58. Rom. IV, 3, 51.
2) wildly, without self-control: which (fear) “m. hurries her she knows not whither,” Ven. 904. “m. tossed between desire and dread,” Lucr. 171. “by reprobate desire thus m. led,” Lucr. 171 Err. V, 152. Mids. II, 1, 153. III, 2, 23. H4B I, 1, 10. Troil. II, 2, 116. Cymb. V, 5, 31 (m. dying, == dying in a wild state of mind).
Shakespeare Lexicon. Alexander Schmidt. Berlin. Georg Reimer. 1902.
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