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giddy

[ gid-ee ]

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adjective

giddier, giddiest.

affected with vertigo; dizzy.
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attended with or causing dizziness:
a giddy climb.
frivolous and lighthearted; flighty:
a giddy young person.
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verb (used with or without object)

giddied, giddying.

to make or become giddy.

giddy

/ ˈɡɪ��ɪ /

adjective

affected with a reeling sensation and feeling as if about to fall; dizzy
causing or tending to cause vertigo
impulsive; scatterbrained
my giddy aunt
an exclamation of surprise

verb

to make or become giddy

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Derived Forms

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ˈ��徱��, adverb

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Other Word Forms

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Word 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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Word History and Origins

Origin of giddy¹

Old English gydig mad, frenzied, possessed by God; related to God

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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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You give us a day like that, that’s pure catharsis for both character and performer, we get giddy.

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SPOKANE, Wash. — The giddy players took turns posing for photos with the regional championship trophy.

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“With cacao you might feel yourself getting warmer or giddy or peaceful, but you have more control over your experience.”

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