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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The Olympic and world champions were Arutyunyan’s idols, he said giddily.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 9, 2026
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
Instead, he bounded around the stage, giddily filming the audience on his phone, as they hollered out the chorus to Without You.
From BBC • Mar. 30, 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
Startled, several fishermen looked up, mouths agape; suddenly, giddily, they waved.
From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols
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