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giddy

[gid-ee]

adjective

giddier, giddiest 
  1. affected with vertigo; dizzy.

    Synonyms: ,
  2. attended with or causing dizziness.

    a giddy climb.

  3. frivolous and lighthearted; flighty.

    a giddy young person.

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verb (used with or without object)

giddied, giddying 
  1. to make or become giddy.

giddy

/ ˈɡɪɪ /

adjective

  1. affected with a reeling sensation and feeling as if about to fall; dizzy

  2. causing or tending to cause vertigo

  3. impulsive; scatterbrained

  4. an exclamation of surprise

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. to make or become giddy

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • giddily adverb
  • giddiness noun
  • ungiddy adjective
  • ˈ徱Ա noun
  • ˈ徱 adverb
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of giddy1

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”
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of giddy1

Old English gydig mad, frenzied, possessed by God; related to God
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I’m elated for “Oh, Mary!,” but I think it would be a mistake to reward the show’s giddy Broadway triumph with the Tony for best play.

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In conversation, Cimino is giddy with excitement, speaking a mile a minute as if he were on a racetrack hitting the gas — especially when he gets to talking about his long-running interest in car culture.

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And, sharing the giddy celebrations, were relatively new investors from New York's Allyn family, as excited about what the future holds as they were about the day.

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British artists are hopeful that'll act as a giddy up to the UK scene and help them replicate some of the success of their US country cousins.

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I still remember the exhilarating thrill bordering on giddy fear I felt my first time through Beatty’s howlingly funny fourth novel.

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