lightheaded
[lahyt-hed-id]
adjective
giddy, dizzy, or delirious: After two drinks Pat began to feel lightheaded.
having or showing a frivolous or volatile disposition; thoughtless: lightheaded persons.
Origin of lightheaded
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changeable, delirious, dizzy, empty, fickle, flighty, flippant, foolish, frivolous, giddy, harebrained, hazy, punchy, rocky, scatterbrained, shallow, superficial, swimming, tired, triflingExamples from the Web for light-headed
Contemporary Examples of light-headed
Same goes for anyone who has low blood pressure or tends to get light-headed easily.
Historical Examples of light-headed
To bed with you, you canting hypocrite; your wound makes you light-headed.
The Tavern KnightRafael Sabatini
Jon thought the excess of oxygen was making him light-headed.
Acid BathVaseleos Garson
I verily believe that at times I was light-headed in a sort of languid way.
A Personal RecordJoseph Conrad
I passed the night in the guardroom, chilled and wet, and now and then light-headed.
The Making Of A NovelistDavid Christie Murray
It was clear even to that light-headed lassie, my niece, at the first glance.
Red Cap TalesSamuel Rutherford Crockett
light-headed
adjective
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