Dizzy

  • 21dizzy — adj. & v. adj. (dizzier, dizziest) 1 a giddy, unsteady. b feeling confused. 2 causing giddiness (dizzy heights; dizzy speed). v.tr. 1 make dizzy. 2 bewilder. Derivatives: dizzily adv. dizziness n. Etymology: OE dysig f. WG …

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  • 22dizzy — dizzily, adv. dizziness, n. /diz ee/, adj., dizzier, dizziest, v., dizzied, dizzying. adj. 1. having a sensation of whirling and a tendency to fall; giddy; vertiginous. 2. bewildered; confused. 3. causing giddiness or confusion: a dizzy height …

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  • 23dizzy — adjective 1) she felt dizzy Syn: giddy, lightheaded, faint, unsteady, shaky, muzzy, wobbly; informal woozy 2) dizzy heights Syn: causing dizziness, causing giddiness, vertiginous …

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  • 24dizzy — diz•zy [[t]ˈdɪz i[/t]] adj. zi•er, zi•est, 1) having a sensation of whirling and a tendency to fall; giddy; vertiginous 2) bewildered; confused 3) causing giddiness or confusion: a dizzy height[/ex] 4) heedless; thoughtless 5) inf Informal.… …

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  • 25dizzy — /ˈdɪzi / (say dizee) adjective (dizzier, dizziest) 1. affected with a sensation of whirling, with tendency to fall; giddy; vertiginous. 2. bewildered; confused. 3. causing giddiness: a dizzy height. 4. heedless; thoughtless. 5. Colloquial foolish …

  • 26dizzy —   Pōniu, pōniuniu, niniu, niua, niu, liua.   Also: kōniuniu pūniu, niuaua, maka pōniuniu, makapouli, newa, ka a ka lolo, niu loloka a, ānewa, ānewanewa, mania, ka akua, kā ihi, loloka a, hōka a, ona, ona ona, luea, poluea.    ♦ Dizzy, with loss… …

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  • 27dizzy — mod. stupid; scatterbrained. □ The rof is a little dizzy, but entertaining. □ Who is that dizzy dame? …

    Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

  • 28dizzy — adj. Dizzy is used with these nouns: ↑height, ↑spell …

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  • 29dizzy — [OE] Dizzy originally signified ‘foolish, stupid’, a meaning which from the 13th century retreated into dialectal use and has only comparatively recently returned to the mainstream language in the milder form ‘scatterbrained’. The now central… …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 30dizzy — adj Goofy, crazy. Some dizzy blonde at the station sold me the wrong ticket and I ended up in Schenectady instead of New York. 1500s …

    Historical dictionary of American slang