giddy

  • 31giddy — gid·dy gid ē adj, gid·di·er; est 1) DIZZY 2) affected with gid <giddy sheep> gid·di·ness nəs n …

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  • 32giddy — [OE] Like enthusiastic, the etymological meaning of giddy is ‘possessed by a god’. Its distant ancestor was a prehistoric Germanic adjective *guthigaz, which was derived from *gutham ‘god’. This produced Old English gidig, which meant ‘insane’ or …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 33giddy — adjective (giddier, giddiest) 1》 having or causing a sensation of whirling and a tendency to fall or stagger; dizzy. 2》 excitable and frivolous. verb (giddies, giddying, giddied) make (someone) feel excited to the point of disorientation. Phrases …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 34giddy — a. 1. Vertiginous, dizzy. 2. Changeable, fickle, inconstant, unsteady, mutable, unstable, vacillating, irresolute. 3. Careless, heedless, thoughtless, wild, reckless, headlong, flighty, hair brained, giddy brained, light headed …

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  • 35giddy — [OE] Like enthusiastic, the etymological meaning of giddy is ‘possessed by a god’. Its distant ancestor was a prehistoric Germanic adjective *guthigaz, which was derived from *gutham ‘god’. This produced Old English gidig, which meant ‘insane’ or …

    Word origins

  • 36Giddy Up a Ding Dong — is a rock n roll song which rose to prominence in 1956 when it was featured in the film Rock Around the Clock starring Bill Haley. It became a hit in several countries for the group Freddie Bell and the Bellboys and is perhaps their best known… …

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  • 37Giddy Green — is a small hamlet in Dorset, England to the west of the village of Wool.External links* [http://getamap.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/getamap/frames.htm?shop id=290 mapAction=gaz gazName=pc gazString=BH20+6EY UK Ordnance Survey Map of Giddy Green area.] …

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  • 38Giddy-head — Gid dy head , n. A person without thought fulness, prudence, or judgment. [Colloq.] Burton. [1913 Webster] …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 39Giddy-headed — Gid dy head ed, a. Thoughtless; unsteady. [1913 Webster] …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 40Giddy-paced — Gid dy paced , a. Moving irregularly; flighty; fickle. [R.] Shak. [1913 Webster] …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English