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  • 111flibbertigibbet — flib•ber•ti•gib•bet [[t]ˈflɪb ər tiˌdʒɪb ɪt[/t]] n. a chattering or flighty, lightheaded person • Etymology: 1425–75; late ME flepergebet, flipergebet; reduplicative compound of obscure orig. flib′ber•ti•gib bet•y, adj …

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  • 112giddy — gid·dy (gĭd’ē) adj. gid·di·er, gid·di·est 1) a) Having a reeling, lightheaded sensation; dizzy. b) Causing or capable of causing dizziness: »a giddy climb to the topmast. 2) Frivolous and lighthearted; flighty: »was giddy with excitement at the… …

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  • 113delirious — [adj1] mentally imbalanced aberrant, bewildered, confused, crazed, crazy, demented, deranged, deviant, deviate, disarranged, disordered, distracted, disturbed, flipped*, flipped out*, hallucinatory, incoherent, insane, irrational, lightheaded,… …

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  • 114faint — [adj1] having little effect on senses aside, bated, bland, bleached, blurred, breathless, deadened, deep, delicate, dim, distant, dull, dusty, faded, faltering, far off, feeble, gentle, hazy, hoarse, hushed, ill defined, imperceptible, inaudible …

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  • 115flighty — [adj] fickle, irresponsible airheaded*, birdbrained*, bubbleheaded*, capricious, changeable, dingbat*, dingdong*, dizzy*, effervescent, empty headed, featherbrained*, frivolous, gaga*, giddy, harebrained*, impetuous, impulsive, inconstant,… …

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  • 116giddy — [adj] silly, impulsive bemused, brainless, bubbleheaded*, capricious, careless, changeable, changeful, ditzy*, dizzy, empty headed*, erratic, fickle, flighty*, flustered, frivolous, gaga*, heedless, inconstant, irresolute, irresponsible,… …

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  • 117queer — [adj1] odd; abnormal anomalous, atypical, bizarre, crazy, curious, demented, disquieting, doubtful, droll, dubious, eccentric, eerie, erratic, extraordinary, fishy*, flaky*, fly ball*, freaky*, funny, idiosyncratic, irrational, irregular, kinky* …

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  • 118skittish — [adj] very nervous agitable, alarmable, capricious, changeable, combustible, dizzy*, edgy, excitable, excited, fearful, fickle, fidgety, flighty, frivolous, giddy, harebrained, highstrung*, irresponsible, jumpy, lightheaded, lively, peppy,… …

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  • 119swoon — [v] faint become unconscious, be overcome, black out, collapse, drop, feel giddy, feel lightheaded, go out like a light*, keel over, lose consciousness, pass out, weaken; concepts 303,308 …

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  • 120woozy — [adj] dizzy befuddled, bemused, bewildered, confused, dazed, dazzled, dumbfounded, faint, gaga*, giddy, groggy*, hazy, lightheaded, muddled, off balance*, punch drunk*, punchy*, puzzled, queasy, reeling, seeing stars*, shaky, slap happy*,… …

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