giddy
Americanadjective
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affected with vertigo; dizzy.
- Synonyms:
- vertiginous, lightheaded
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attended with or causing dizziness.
a giddy climb.
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frivolous and lighthearted; flighty.
a giddy young person.
- Synonyms:
- vacillating, inconstant, fickle, mercurial, volatile, unstable
verb (used with or without object)
adjective
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affected with a reeling sensation and feeling as if about to fall; dizzy
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causing or tending to cause vertigo
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impulsive; scatterbrained
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an exclamation of surprise
verb
Other Word Forms
- giddily adverb
- giddiness noun
- ungiddy adjective
Etymology
Origin of giddy
First recorded before 1000; Middle English gidy, Old English gidig “mad,” variant of gydig (unrecorded), derivative of god God, presumably originally “possessed by a divine being”
Example Sentences
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I was so giddy about it all that I even felt a burst of affection for Elliot.
From Literature
He inches up the couch, now smiling, giddy.
From Los Angeles Times
There is little in the way of artistic ego or giddy virtuosity on display.
We rushed into the decision giddy about the project, thrilled to have outflanked our competition at Universal Studios and, alas, oblivious to the potential ramifications.
Mays said he got giddy and breathless when he first stepped into his costume.
From Los Angeles Times
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