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lightheaded

[ lahyt-hed-id ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

giddy, dizzy, or delirious:
After two drinks Pat began to feel lightheaded.
having or showing a frivolous or volatile disposition; thoughtless:
lightheaded persons.

First recorded in 1530–40; light ² + head + -ed ³

The captain saw at once that Jack was lightheaded and he humored him.

I spent all the rest of the day doing almost nothing and thinking until I felt lightheaded.

The young girl thought that Valentin had grown lightheaded; she took the talisman and went to fetch the lamp.

Besides, I was beginning to feel lightheaded and worn out, partly from lack of food, no doubt.

Got a red face—toothache didn't make you a trifle lightheaded, did it?

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