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
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
The girls look at each other and laugh giddily, an unspoken acknowledgment that they meant the same thing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 22, 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
Maribel hurried around, handing things to the men when they asked for something, smiling at me giddily as she trotted from spot to spot.
From "The Book of Unknown Americans" by Cristina Henríquez
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