dizzy

[ diz-ee ]

/ ˈdɪz i /

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adjective, diz·zi·er, diz·zi·est.

having a sensation of whirling and a tendency to fall; giddy; vertiginous.

bewildered; confused.

causing giddiness or confusion: a dizzy height.

heedless; thoughtless.

Informal. foolish; silly.

verb (used with object), diz·zied, diz·zy·ing.

to make dizzy.

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Origin of dizzy

First recorded before 900; Middle English dysy, Old English dysig “foolish”; cognate with Low German düsig “stupefied”

OTHER WORDS FROM dizzy

diz·zi·ly, adverbdiz·zi·ness, noun

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How to use dizzy in a sentence

Like Number Two, The Village itself is dizzily disorienting.
The Prisoner's Dilemmas|Jace Lacob|November 12, 2009|DAILY BEAST
It was nearly as difficult to go back, but he managed to turn slowly and dizzily and reach the shore he had just left.
Gold-Seeking on the Dalton Trail|Arthur R. Thompson
He buckled dizzily with weakness and nausea, but then an invisible force jolted him upright and motionless.
Restricted Tool|Malcolm B. Morehart
Forrester watched the body spin dizzily, just as anxious as the girls were to find out who the first winner was going to be.
Pagan Passions|Gordon Randall Garrett

First on one wing-tip, and then on the other, we corkscrewed dizzily down.
Over the Front in an Aeroplane and Scenes Inside the French and Flemish Trenches|Ralph Pulitzer
This time she laughed softly, and Mike thought dizzily of the gay chiming of silver bells.
Unwise Child|Gordon Randall Garrett

British Dictionary definitions for dizzy

dizzy

/ (ˈdɪzɪ) /

adjective -zier or -ziest

affected with a whirling or reeling sensation; giddy

mentally confused or bewildered

causing or tending to cause vertigo or bewilderment

informal foolish or flighty

verb -zies, -zying or -zied

(tr) to make dizzy

Derived forms of dizzy

dizzily, adverbdizziness, noun

Word Origin for dizzy

Old English dysig silly; related to Old High German tusīg weak, Old Norse dos quiet

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