giddy-headed
Americanadjective
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A very giddy-headed young fellow, with some wit; about 25 years old.—Swift.
From The Prose Works of Jonathan Swift, D.D. — Volume 10 Historical Writings by Swift, Jonathan
His friends, who, with the exception of a small number, Ferré, Regnard, and two or three others, were as young and as giddy-headed as himself, discharged in a boyish way the most delicate functions.
From History of the Commune of 1871 by Lissagary, P.
But the next day, having learned her first lesson, she struck for a job to ride, and it was the giddy-headed lover who permitted her to accompany him––although not from any obvious or selfish motives.
From Hidden Water by Dixon, Maynard
For they’re all giddy-headed at seventeen or thereabouts.”
From Molly Brown's Freshman Days by Speed, Nell
But you, in turn, used to compel the giddy-headed boy to taste our bitterest decoctions.
From The Iron Pincers or Mylio and Karvel A Tale of the Albigensian Crusades by Sue, Eugène
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