gigglyadj.
/ˈɡɪɡl̩i/, /ˈɡɪɡli/, U.S. /ˈɡɪɡ(ə)li/ Addicted to giggling.
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the mind > emotion > pleasure > laughter > types of laughter > [adjective] > giggling > disposed or prone to giggling
gigglish1671
giggly1866
gigglesome1893
1866 T. Carlyle E. Irving 175 Miss Augusta, tall, shapely, airy, giggly, but a consummate fool.
1881 S. Colvin Life Landor vi. 118 His young women..are..apt..to comport themselves in a manner giggly, missish, and disconcerting.
Draft additions 1993
ˈgiggliness n.
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the mind > emotion > pleasure > laughter > types of laughter > [noun] > giggling or tittering > addiction to
giggliness1980
1980 Washington Post 12 Nov. b7/2 A girl he adores is turned off by the giggliness and irresponsibility of his dependence on the weed.
1985 Financial Times 8 July 19/6 A feeling of local in-jokes in the libretto, a very English brand of superior giggliness, a touch of condescension, surely not hurtfully meant but enough to set the teeth on edge.
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adj.1866