dizzily, giddily, light-headedly
(adverb) in a giddy light-headed manner; “he walked around dizzily”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
dizzily (comparative more dizzily, superlative most dizzily)
In a dizzy manner.
Source: Wiktionary
Diz"zi*ly, adv.
Definition: In a dizzy manner or state.
Diz"zy, a. [Compar. Dizzier; superl. Dizziest.] Etym: [OE. dusi, disi, desi, foolish, AS. dysig; akin to LG. düsig dizzy, OD. deuzig, duyzig, OHG. tusig foolish, OFries. dusia to be dizzy; LG. dusel dizziness, duselig, dusselig, D. duizelig, dizzy, Dan. dösig drowsy, slepy, döse to make dull, drowsy, dös dullness, drowsiness, and to AS. dw foolish, G. thor fool. Daze, Doze.]
1. Having in the head a sensation of whirling, with a tendency to fall; vertiginous; giddy; hence, confused; indistinct. Alas! his brain was dizzy. Drayton.
2. Causing, or tending to cause, giddiness or vertigo. To climb from the brink of Fleet Ditch by a dizzy ladder. Macaulay.
3. Without distinct thought; unreflecting; thoughtless; heedless. "The dizzy multitude." Milton.
Diz"zy, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dizzied; p. pr. & vb. n. Dizzying.]
Definition: To make dizzy or giddy; to give the vertigo to; to confuse. If the jangling of thy bells had not dizzied thy understanding. Sir W. Scott.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
2 April 2025
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