giddily
Americanadverb
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with unrestrained high spirits; gleefully.
She blushed and giggled giddily like a child, squealing, “He smiled at me!”
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in a way that causes or is affected by vertigo; dizzily.
The shrine is giddily perched atop a cliff amid medieval fortifications.
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in a frivolous or silly way.
School boards in those days were spending giddily to keep up with every fad.
Etymology
Origin of giddily
First recorded in 1200–50; giddy ( def. ) + -ly
Example Sentences
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Ohtani’s excitement for the game and his teammates—especially Yamamoto, whom he giddily bear-hugged in the celebration last night—does as much to lift the sport as his remarkable two-way talent.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 2, 2025
Brooks beams their way and giddily poses with them for pictures.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 14, 2025
A set of parents and their adult children sat in the shade of some trees, giddily sucking down Rocket Pops.
From Slate • Aug. 13, 2025
Clodio wears a dress — because he insists, “Revenge is best in a dress” — and giddily kicks his feet in manic joy as he sabotages things.
From Salon • Dec. 13, 2024
In the evenings, he parked himself in my room and did his schoolwork, giddily dressed in one of the hotel’s thick terry-cloth robes.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
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