"dizzily" meaning in English

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Adverb

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-dizzily.wav [US] Forms: more dizzily [comparative], most dizzily [superlative]
Etymology: dizzy + -ly Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|dizzy|ly}} dizzy + -ly Head templates: {{en-adv}} dizzily (comparative more dizzily, superlative most dizzily)
  1. In a dizzy manner.
    Sense id: en-dizzily-en-adv-KkOQfWq8 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ly

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