giddily

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English

Etymology

From giddy +‎ -ly.

Adverb

giddily (comparative more giddily, superlative most giddily)

  1. In a giddy manner.
    • 1902, Barbara Baynton, edited by Sally Krimmer and Alan Lawson, Bush Studies (Portable Australian Authors: Barbara Baynton), St Lucia: University of Queensland Press, published 1980, page 78:
      `Little 'un snoozin'!' Jinny remarked, lurching giddily towards her to merrily twirl her fist in the snoozer.
    • 1980, AA Book of British Villages, Drive Publications Ltd, page 102:
      When the wind is in the right direction, hang-gliders launch themselves giddily into space from the precipitous bank.