Giddy
Giddy , adjective
[Old English gidi mad, silly, Anglo-Saxon gidig, of unknown origin, compare Norw. gidda to shake, tremble.]
1.
Having in the head a sensation of whirling or reeling about; having lost the power of preserving the balance of the body, and therefore wavering and inclined to fall; lightheaded; dizzy.
By giddy head and staggering legs betrayed.
2.
Promoting or inducing giddiness; as, a giddy height; a giddy precipice. — Prior
Upon the giddy footing of the hatches.
3.
Bewildering on account of rapid turning; running round with celerity; gyratory; whirling.
The giddy motion of the whirling mill.
4.
Characterized by inconstancy; unstable; changeable; fickle; wild; thoughtless; heedless.
Giddy, foolish hours.
Giddy chance.
Young heads are giddy and young hearts are warm.
Giddy , intransitive verb
To reel; to whirl. — Chapman
Giddy , transitive verb
To make dizzy or unsteady. [Obsolete]