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giddily

adv

Etymology

From giddy + -ly.

  1. inherited from *gudīg✻ — “ghostly, spirited”
  2. inherited from gidiġ
  3. inherited from gidi
  4. suffixed as giddily — “giddy + ly”

Definitions

  1. In a giddy manner.

    • `Little 'un snoozin'!' Jinny remarked, lurching giddily towards her to merrily twirl her fist in the snoozer.
    • When the wind is in the right direction, hang-gliders launch themselves giddily into space from the precipitous bank.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA