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   giddy

   /ˈɡɪdi/

   adjective

   • 1. having a sensation of whirling and a tendency to fall or stagger; dizzy: "Luke felt almost giddy with relief" Similar dizzylight-headedfaintweakweak at the kneesunsteadyshakywobblyoff balancereelingstaggeringtotteringteeteringinformal:woozywith legs like jellywith rubbery legsrare:vertiginousOpposite steady
   • ▪ disorientating and alarming, but exciting: "her giddy rise to power"
   • ▪ excitable and frivolous: "Isobel's giddy young sister-in-law" Similar flightysillyfrivolousskittishirresponsibleflippantwhimsicalcapriciouslight-mindedfeather-brainedscatterbrainedcarelessthoughtlessheedlesscarefreeinsouciantinformal:dippydopeynuttydappybattydottyscattyditzyOpposite sensible

   verb

   • 1. make (someone) feel excited to the point of disorientation.

   Word Origin Old Englishgidig ‘insane’, literally ‘possessed by a god’, from the base of God. Current senses date from late Middle English.

   Derivatives

   • 1. giddily adverb

   Scrabble Points: 11

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