giddy-headed
Americanadjective
Example Sentences
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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
She stammered: "She is an insolent, giddy-headed thing, or perhaps worse!"
From Madame Bovary A Tale of Provincial Life by Flaubert, Gustave
The thoughtless minister is made to exult in his power over the giddy-headed multitude.
From Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 2 by Disraeli, Isaac
The strongest Arguments are enervated, and the brightest Evidence disappears, before those tremendous Reasonings and dazling Discoveries of venerable old Age: You are young giddy-headed Fellows, you have not yet had Experience of the World.
From The Spectator, Volume 2. by Addison, Joseph
That men are so misaffected, melancholy, mad, giddy-headed, hear the testimony of Solomon, Eccl. ii.
From The Anatomy of Melancholy by Burton, Robert
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