I. ˈgidē, -di adjective
( -er/-est )
Etymology: Middle English gidy, gedy mad, foolish, dizzy, from Old English gydig, gidig possessed, mad, from the stem of god + -ig -y — more at god
1. : characterized by exuberance, impulsiveness, or thoughtlessness : lighthearted or harebrained
he was no longer young and he had no wish to get entangled with a giddy girl — W.S.Maugham
a giddy , abandoned, hugely popular show — E.J.Kahn
2.
a. : having a sensation of whirling or reeling about : affected with or as if with vertigo : dizzy
he was giddy … and the meadow swam like fishes under the high sun — Jean Stafford
he paused, somewhat giddy from his quick descent of the stairs — Elinor Wylie
b. : causing a sensation of whirling or reeling about : tending to make dizzy
staring down the coiling silvery barrel of his gun, down its circling and giddy bore — Eve Langley
could almost feel … the lift as the car began its giddy rise into the air — New Yorker
c. : whirling or turning around with great rapidity : gyratory
the giddy round of Fortune's wheel — Shakespeare
swept me on before, giddy as a whirling stick — Edna S.V.Millay
3. dialect England : crazed with anger : furious , wild
4. : suffering from gid — used especially of sheep
5. : extravagantly decorated or extremely ornate : garish , showy
a giddy organdy … apron festooned with ribbons and Christmas-tree balls — New Yorker
long rococo halls, giddy with plush and whorled designs in gold — Djuna Barnes
II. verb
( -ed/-ing/-es )
transitive verb
: to make giddy
the sight of so much that was growing and green giddied his senses — Gordon Webber
intransitive verb
: to become giddy
my head swims, my brain giddies — Sylvester Judd
III. noun
( -es )
: gid