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diz⋅zy

  [diz-ee] adjective, -zi⋅er, -zi⋅est, verb, -zied, -zy⋅ing.
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–adjective
1. having a sensation of whirling and a tendency to fall; giddy; vertiginous.
2. bewildered; confused.
3. causing giddiness or confusion: a dizzy height.
4. heedless; thoughtless.
5. Informal. foolish; silly.
–verb (used with object)
6. to make dizzy.
Origin:
bef. 900; ME dysy, OE dysig foolish; c. LG düsig stupefied

Related forms:
diz⋅zi⋅ly, adverb
diz⋅zi⋅ness, noun
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diz·zy   (dĭz'ē)   
adj.   diz·zi·er, diz·zi·est

  1. Having a whirling sensation and a tendency to fall. See Synonyms at giddy.

  2. Bewildered or confused.

    1. Producing or tending to produce giddiness: a dizzy height.

    2. Caused by giddiness; reeling.

  4. Characterized by impulsive haste; very rapid: "The American language had begun its dizzy onward march before the Revolution" (H.L. Mencken).

  5. Slang Scatterbrained or silly.

tr.v.   diz·zied, diz·zy·ing, diz·zies

  1. To make dizzy.

  2. To confuse or bewilder.


[Middle English dusie, disi, from Old English dysig, foolish.]
diz'zi·ly adv., diz'zi·ness n., diz'zy·ing·ly adv.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Slang Dictionary
dizzy

  1. mod.
    stupid; scatterbrained. : Who is that dizzy dame?
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Word Origin & History

dizzy 
O.E. dysig "foolish, stupid," from P.Gmc. *dusijaz. Meaning "having a whirling sensation" is from c.1340; that of "giddy" is from 1501 and seems to merge the two earlier meanings. Used of the "foolish virgins" in early translations of Matthew xxv; used especially of blondes since 1870s.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: diz·zy
Pronunciation: 'diz-E
Function: adjective
Inflected Forms: diz·zi·er; -est
1 : having awhirling sensation in the head with a tendency to fall
2 : mentally confused —diz·zi·ly /'diz-&-lE/ adverb
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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