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giddily, adv.|ˈgɪdɪlɪ| [f. giddy a. + -ly2.] In a giddy manner (see the senses of the adj.); † insanely, madly, foolishly; † carelessly. Now chiefly, Dizzily, with vertigo; so as to cause dizziness; also, thoughtlessly.
a1250Owl & Night 1280 Nu thu miȝt wite readliche, That eavere thu spekest gideliche. 1599Shakes. Much Ado iii. iii. 140 Seest thou not..what a deformed thiefe this fashion is, how giddily a turnes about all the Hotblouds. a1631Donne Poems, To R. Woodward 29 To roame Giddelie and be euery where but at home, Such freedom doth a banishment become. a1729Congreve Judgm. Paris 67 Lost in Amaze, I giddily gaze. 1801Southey Thalaba ix. vii, Giddily, giddily, still she whirls. 1864Realm 25 May 1 When Home Secretaries' private secretaries become giddily excited. 1873Ouida Pascarel I. 151 It all swam giddily before my sight. |