giddy

ˈɡɪd.i

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#1·4h ago

(predicative, _, only) Feeling a sense of spinning in the head, causing a perception of unsteadiness and being about to fall down; dizzy.

The man became giddy upon standing up so fast.

Origin: The is derived from , gedy, gydy, from , gydiġ, from , from *god + *-ig, *-g. The English word is analysable as . The and the are derived from the adjective. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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#2·4h ago

(attributive) Causing or likely to cause dizziness or a feeling of unsteadiness.

Susan loved to drink wine, and I was not a drinker at all, so I'd just sit there and watch her drink glass after glass and get giddier and giddier.

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#3·4h ago

Moving around something or spinning rapidly.

They climbed to a giddy height.

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