giddily
pronunciation
How to pronounce giddily in British English:
UK ['ɡɪdɪlɪ]
How to pronounce giddily in American English:
US ['ɡɪdɪlɪ]
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- Adverb:
- in a giddy light-headed manner
Word Origin
- giddily (adv.)
- mid-13c., "madly, foolishly, in a flighty or foolish manner," from giddy + -ly (2). Meaning "dizzily" is by 1729.
Example
- 1. She giddily accepts sucre 's proposal .
- 2. He reeled giddily across the room .
- 3. She 'd grinned giddily and playfully stuck her tongue out at him .
- 4. I spent a day listening to him and his colleagues discuss , almost giddily , where this might lead .
- 5. As she walked , luyuan giddily ticked off the terms of her new job .