giddy-headed
Americanadjective
Example Sentences
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If they dread the giddy-headed, the fanatics, or compromising collaborators, why do they not take the direction of the movement into their own hands?
From History of the Commune of 1871 by Lissagary, P.
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
Macky described him as "very giddy-headed, with some wit," to which Swift added, "He is not worth mentioning."
From The Journal to Stella by Swift, Jonathan
As a matter of course, she has correspondents in that place; she knows all the giddy-headed girls of the town; she knows the dissatisfied wives.
From The Secrets of the Great City by McCabe, James Dabney
I need not quote mine author; they that laugh and contemn others, condemn the world of folly, deserve to be mocked, are as giddy-headed, and lie as open as any other.
From The Anatomy of Melancholy by Burton, Robert
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