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giddy
What does giddy mean?
giddy (adjective): feeling a sense of spinning in the head, causing a perception of unsteadiness and being about to fall down; dizzy.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use giddy in a sentence?
- The man became giddy upon standing up so fast. (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0)
How do you pronounce giddy?
/ˈɡɪdi/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
What are synonyms of giddy?
Words related to giddy
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “giddy” mean?
lying beyond what is openly revealed or avowed (especially being kept in the background or deliberately concealed)
Not quite: that's what ulterior means.
meriting condemnation, censure or blame, especially as something wrong, harmful or injurious; blameworthy, guilty
Not quite: that's what culpable means.
feeling a sense of spinning in the head, causing a perception of unsteadiness and being about to fall down; dizzy
Right! That's what “giddy” means.
both detectable and at least modestly substantial: large enough to be estimated and to be of practical relevance
Not quite: that's what appreciable means.
Which word is closest in meaning to “giddy”?
loyal
Not quite: loyal means something else.
dizzy
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naval
Not quite: naval means something else.
nasty
Not quite: nasty means something else.
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