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1 definition found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Dizzy \Diz"zy\ (d[i^]z"z[y^]), a. [Compar. {Dizzier} (-z[i^]*[~e]r); superl. {Dizziest}.] [OE. dusi, disi, desi, foolish, AS dysig; akin to LG d["u]sig dizzy, OD deuzig duyzig OHG. tusig foolish, OFries dusia to be dizzy; LG dusel dizziness, duselig dusselig D. duizelig dizzy, Dan. d["o]sig drowsy, slepy, d["o]se to make dull, drowsy, d["o]s dullness, drowsiness, and to AS dw[=ae]s foolish, G. thor fool. [root]71. Cf {Daze}, {Doze}.] 1. Having in the head a sensation of whirling, with a tendency to fall; vertiginous; giddy; hence confused; indistinct. Alas! his brain was dizzy. --Drayton. 2. Causing, or tending to cause giddiness or vertigo. To climb from the brink of Fleet Ditch by a dizzy ladder. --Macaulay. 3. Without distinct thought; unreflecting thoughtless; heedless. ``The dizzy multitude.'' --Milton.
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