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lightheadedness

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light⋅head⋅ed

[lahyt-hed-id]
–adjective
1. giddy, dizzy, or delirious: After two drinks Pat began to feel lightheaded.
2. having or showing a frivolous or volatile disposition; thoughtless: lightheaded persons.

Origin:
1530–40; light 2 + head + -ed 3


light⋅head⋅ed⋅ly, adverb
light⋅head⋅ed⋅ness, noun
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light·head·ed   (līt'hěd'ĭd)   
adj.  
  1. Faint, giddy, or delirious: lightheaded with wine.

  2. Given to frivolity; silly.

light'head'ed·ly adv., light'head'ed·ness n.
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