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| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Dizzy \Diz"zy\ (d[icr]z"z[ycr]), a. [Compar. {Dizzier} (-z[icr]*[etil]r); superl. {Dizziest}.] [OE. dusi, disi, desi, foolish, AS. dysig; akin to LG. d[81]sig dizzy, OD. deuzig, duyzig, OHG. tusig foolish, OFries. dusia to be dizzy; LG. dusel dizziness, duselig, dusselig, D. duizelig, dizzy, Dan. d[94]sig drowsy, slepy, d[94]se to make dull, drowsy, d[94]s dullness, drowsiness, and to AS. dw[aemac]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. [bd]The dizzy multitude.[b8] --Milton. | |
