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dizzily

adv · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adv

Meaning 1

In a dizzy manner.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • 1977, Hansard, Scotland and Wales Bill, 15 February, 1977, https://web.archive.org/web/20190212095659/https://www.hansard-corpus.org/ The Lord President can not avoid our pointing out that the Government's position has shifted dizzily from point to point during these debates.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adverb

Meaning 2

in a giddy light-headed manner

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • he walked around dizzily

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: giddily, light-headedly

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English dizzy Middle English -ly English -ly English dizzily From dizzy + -ly.