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gid·dy Listen to audio/ˈgɪdi/ adjective
gid·di·er; gid·di·est
1 : playful and silly
giddy children giddy antics a giddy atmosphere
2 : feeling or showing great happiness and joy
The news made him positively giddy. He was giddy with delight. The room was filled with giddy laughter.
3 always used before a noun : causing dizziness
giddy heights giddy panoramic viewsoften used figuratively Her second book lifted her to giddy heights of literary fame. [=made her extremely famous]
— gid·di·ly Listen to audio /ˈgɪdəli/ adverb
He was talking giddily [=excitedly] about his business plan.
— gid·di·ness Listen to audio /ˈgɪdinəs/ noun [noncount]
youthful giddiness [=silliness, lightheartedness]

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