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head-spinningly en · ADV

Pronunciation

Etymology

From head-spinning + -ly.

Meanings

  1. (idiomatic) Incredibly; overwhelmingly.
    • Things get headspinningly trippy when she makes it to the moon, where the goddess Chang’e turns out to be real and spends her time belting out disco-pop bangers in the style of Katy Perry to a stadium audience of glowing, bubblegum-coloured blobs. 2020 October 15, Cath Clarke, “Over the Moon review – Netflix family animation is more Disney than Disney”, in The Guardian:
    • “Marge Gets A Job” is just about perfect. There is not a wasted sequence or unfunny gag. It’s head-spinningly smart in a way that doesn’t call attention to itself—like setting the retirement party at The Spruce Caboose, a giant, unwieldy, trainwreck-themed eatery whose name and conceit are brilliant parodies of Howard Hughes’ giant wooden airplane, the Spruce Goose. 2012 May 20, Nathan Rabin, “TV: Review: THE SIMPSONS (CLASSIC): “Marge Gets A Job” (season 4, episode 7; originally aired 11/05/1992)”, in The Onion AV Club:

Forms

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most head-spinningly Degree=Sup lexicographic
more head-spinningly Degree=Cmp lexicographic
headspinningly alternative lexicographic