Crossword clues for dizzier
dizzier
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Dizzy \Diz"zy\ (d[i^]z"z[y^]), a. [Compar. Dizzier (d[i^]z"z[i^]*[~e]r); superl. Dizziest.] [OE. dusi, disi, desi, foolish, AS. dysig; akin to LG. d["u]sig dizzy, OD. deuzig, duyzig, OHG. tusig foolish, OFries. dusia to be dizzy; LG. dusel dizziness, duselig, dusselig, D. duizelig, dizzy, Dan. d["o]sig drowsy, slepy, d["o]se to make dull, drowsy, d["o]s dullness, drowsiness, and to AS. dw[=ae]s foolish, G. thor fool. [root]7
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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.
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Causing, or tending to cause, giddiness or vertigo.
To climb from the brink of Fleet Ditch by a dizzy ladder.
--Macaulay. Without distinct thought; unreflecting; thoughtless; heedless. ``The dizzy multitude.''
--Milton.
Wiktionary
a. (en-comparativedizzy)
WordNet
adj. having or causing a whirling sensation; liable to falling; "had a dizzy spell"; "a dizzy pinnacle"; "had a headache and felt giddy"; "a giddy precipice"; "feeling woozy from the blow on his head"; "a vertiginous climb up the face of the cliff" [syn: giddy, woozy, vertiginous]
lacking seriousness; given to frivolity; "a dizzy blonde"; "light-headed teenagers"; "silly giggles" [syn: airheaded, empty-headed, featherbrained, giddy, light-headed, lightheaded, silly]
See dizzy
Usage examples of "dizzier".
Breathing more rapidly, dizzier than ever, he went back to the chamber.