insanely

adverb

in·​sane·​ly (ˌ)in-ˈsān-lē 

1

: in an insane manner : in a way that suggests unsoundness or disorder of mind

They sometimes gabbled insanely. One huge man was asking of the sky: "Say, where de plank road? Where de plank road!" It was as if he had lost a child.

—Stephen Crane

Glancing back, he saw all the carnage, death and misery he had caused in his career. The big rat laughed insanely and ran faster: on and on, past scenes of desolation and destruction …

—Brian Jacques

2

: to a very extreme degree

insanely jealous

insanely happy

insanely rich

The plot is insanely intricate.

—Terrence Rafferty

Justin Bieber … took to Instagram to show off the insanely expensive Audemars Piguet diamond watch he purchased for her as a birthday gift …

—Jane Meeker

Examples of insanely in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Jonathan Bailey took the opportunity to show off his insanely toned legs at a Wicked photocall in Australia donning a pair of black pleated shorts that rival Mescal's beloved 5-inch inseams. —Catherine Santino, People.com, 5 Nov. 2024

My favorite feature of the new $420,000, all-electric Rolls-Royce Spectre isn’t the cosseting ride quality or the illuminated stars embedded in the headliner of the insanely ornate interior. —Tim Stevens, The Verge, 3 Nov. 2024

Also, the insanely intricate portraits by Henry Darger and Adolf Wölfli should be in a museum. —Jerry Saltz, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2024

Or what about the spot-on intro, pre-commercial teases, and insanely bright lighting? —Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 29 Oct. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1683, in the meaning defined at sense 1