"head-spinningly" meaning in English

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Adverb

Audio: en-au-head-spinningly.ogg [Australia] Forms: more head-spinningly [comparative], most head-spinningly [superlative]
Etymology: From head-spinning + -ly. Etymology templates: {{af|en|head-spinning|-ly}} head-spinning + -ly Head templates: {{en-adv}} head-spinningly (comparative more head-spinningly, superlative most head-spinningly)
  1. (idiomatic) Incredibly; overwhelmingly. Tags: idiomatic Synonyms: headspinningly
    Sense id: en-head-spinningly-en-adv-PGEdwnGg Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ly

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