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adjective

Giddy adj. (compar. giddier; superl. giddiest)

Having in the head a sensation of whirling or reeling about; having lost the power of preserving the balance of the body, and therefore wavering and inclined to fall; lightheaded; dizzy. "By giddy head and staggering legs betrayed."

Promoting or inducing giddiness; as, a giddy height; a giddy precipice. "Upon the giddy footing of the hatches."

Bewildering on account of rapid turning; running round with celerity; gyratory; whirling. "The giddy motion of the whirling mill."

Characterized by inconstancy; unstable; changeable; fickle; wild; thoughtless; heedless. "Giddy, foolish hours." "Giddy chance." "Young heads are giddy and young hearts are warm."

verb

Giddy v. t. To make dizzy or unsteady. (Obs.)

Giddy v. i. To reel; to whirl.

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Etymology of 'Giddy'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Giddy" Quotes from Famous Books

... refused to set foot over it herself, much less to allow the Heir-to-Empire to risk his neck on such an appallingly dangerous structure. In vain Foster-father, in order to set a good example, allowed himself to be led over by the shepherd with his eyes carefully bandaged lest he should get giddy in the middle by looking down. As a matter of fact, this only made Head-nurse more frightened, for, of course, the bridge swung and swayed with the weight of the men on it. She would sooner, she declared, try to climb Heaven on a rainbow! That was at least steady. Roy tried ...

— The Adventures of Akbar • Flora Annie Steel

... The highest point is not yet reached. Through drifts of snow and over fields of ice, up steep ledges, along the slippery escarpment that overhangs the giddy abysm, with wearied knees, and panting breath, and frozen fingers, onward and upward I go. Ha! I have won the goal. I am ...

— The Rifle Rangers • Captain Mayne Reid

... faultless. Come, which of you ladies may I introduce him to, as a partner? He keeps perfect time; he never gets tired; he won't kick you or tread on your dress; he will hold you as firmly as you like, and go as quickly or as slowly as you please; he never gets giddy; and he is full of conversation. Come, speak ...

— Novel Notes • Jerome K. Jerome

... agitated by the sight of his name in print. Even in the Wixinockee County Clarion, it dumbfounded him and gave him a strange feeling that it must mean somebody else, but this sudden blaze of metropolitan fame made him almost giddy. He folded the paper quickly and placed it under his coat, feeling vaguely that it would not do to be seen reading it. He murmured feeble answers during the day, when some of his colleagues referred ...

— In the Arena - Stories of Political Life • Booth Tarkington

... same emotions, the same reverence for womanhood, and the same delight in his own power, tempered by compassion for the model. But these were so many studies in still life compared with the incarnate loveliness before him—Audrey: it made him feel giddy to paint the edge of the ruffles about her throat, or the tip of her shoe. Her beauty throbbed like pulses of light, it floated in air and went to his head like the scent of her lilies. He had reproduced this radiant, throbbing ...

— Audrey Craven • May Sinclair

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