Dizziest

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.
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              Alas! his brain was dizzy.            --Drayton.
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     2. Causing, or tending to cause, giddiness or vertigo.
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              To climb from the brink of Fleet Ditch by a dizzy
              ladder.                               --Macaulay.
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     3. Without distinct thought; unreflecting; thoughtless;
        heedless. "The dizzy multitude." --Milton.
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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}