giddily

[ gid-l-ee ]

adverb

1. with unrestrained high spirits; gleefully:

   She blushed and giggled giddily like a child, squealing, “He smiled at me!”

2. in a way that causes or is affected by vertigo; dizzily:

   The shrine is giddily perched atop a cliff amid medieval fortifications.

3. in a frivolous or silly way:

   School boards in those days were spending giddily to keep up with every fad.

Word History and Origins

Origin of giddily¹

First recorded in 1200–50; giddy ( def ) + -ly

Example Sentences

"If I were in the DA's office," commented conservative attorney George Conway, "I'd be giddily bounding off the walls right now."

From Salon

Ruby’s taken with the 15th Doctor from the first sight of him giddily spinning on a nightclub’s dancefloor.

From Salon

She giddily confesses to loving Christmas so much that her "gaudy" decorations don't come down 'til February, and shyly declines to turn on her Zoom camera.

From BBC

She’s been to three home concerts and supports her idol’s new romance.“I think it’s a good idea. I hope it moves on,” she said giddily.

From Los Angeles Times

It’s dizzyingly complex and giddily entertaining, but also timely; as Handloegten noted on its premiere: “All these people didn’t fall from the sky as Nazis. They had to become Nazis.”

From New York Times