3 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Dizzy \Diz"zy\ (d[i^]z"z[y^]), a. [Compar. {Dizzier} (d[i^]z"z[i^]*[~e]r); superl. {Dizziest}.] [OE. dusi, disi, desi, foolish, AS. dysig; akin to LG. d["u]sig dizzy, OD. deuzig, duyzig, OHG. tusig foolish, OFries. dusia to be dizzy; LG. dusel dizziness, duselig, dusselig, D. duizelig, dizzy, Dan. d["o]sig drowsy, slepy, d["o]se to make dull, drowsy, d["o]s dullness, drowsiness, and to AS. dw[=ae]s foolish, G. thor fool. [root]71. Cf. {Daze}, {Doze}.] 1. Having in the head a sensation of whirling, with a tendency to fall; vertiginous; giddy; hence, confused; indistinct. [1913 Webster] Alas! his brain was dizzy. --Drayton. [1913 Webster] 2. Causing, or tending to cause, giddiness or vertigo. [1913 Webster] To climb from the brink of Fleet Ditch by a dizzy ladder. --Macaulay. [1913 Webster] 3. Without distinct thought; unreflecting; thoughtless; heedless. "The dizzy multitude." --Milton. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: dizzy adj 1: having or causing a whirling sensation; liable to falling; "had a dizzy spell"; "a dizzy pinnacle"; "had a headache and felt giddy"; "a giddy precipice"; "feeling woozy from the blow on his head"; "a vertiginous climb up the face of the cliff" [syn: {giddy}, {woozy}, {vertiginous}] 2: lacking seriousness; given to frivolity; "a dizzy blonde"; "light-headed teenagers"; "silly giggles" [syn: {airheaded}, {empty-headed}, {featherbrained}, {giddy}, {light-headed}, {lightheaded}, {silly}] v : make dizzy or giddy; "a dizzying pace" [also: {dizzied}, {dizziest}, {dizzier}] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: dizziest See {dizzy}
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