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Dizzily

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diz·zy  (dz)
adj. diz·zi·er, diz·zi·est
1. Having a whirling sensation and a tendency to fall. See Synonyms at giddy.
2. Bewildered or confused.
3.
a. Producing or tending to produce giddiness: a dizzy height.
b. Caused by giddiness; reeling.
4. Characterized by impulsive haste; very rapid: "The American language had begun its dizzy onward march before the Revolution" H.L. Mencken.
5. Slang Scatterbrained or silly.
tr.v. diz·zied, diz·zy·ing, diz·zies
1. To make dizzy.
2. To confuse or bewilder.
[Middle English dusie, disi, from Old English dysig, foolish.]
dizzi·ly adv.
dizzi·ness n.
dizzy·ing·ly adv.
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Adv.1.dizzily - in a giddy light-headed manner; "he walked around dizzily"
giddily, light-headedly
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She rolled and rolled with an awful dislodging jerk and that dizzily fast sweep of her masts on every swing.
The Mirror of the Sea by Conrad, Joseph View in context
"Verily," sighed the Pharisee, as he peered dizzily over the precipice, "the uncircumcised are as the sands by the seashore-as the locusts in the wilderness
Poems by Poe, Edgar Allan View in context
After twisting and turning till the Sheriff's bewildered head sat dizzily upon his shoulders, the greenwood men passed through a narrow alley amid the trees which led to a goodly open space flanked by wide-spreading oaks.
Robin Hood by McSpadden, J. Walker View in context
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