DIZZY

dizzy. Dizzy, a. giddy, thoughtless; v.t. to make giddy

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Diz″zy (dĭz″zy̆), a. [Compar. Dizzier (–zĭ‐ẽr); superl. Dizziest.] [[OE. dusi, disi, desi, foolish, AS. dysig; akin to LG. düsig dizzy, OD. deuzig, duyzig, OHG. tusig foolish, OFries. dusia to be dizzy; LG. dusel dizziness, duselig, dusselig, D. duizelig, dizzy, Dan. dösig drowsy, slepy, döse to make dull, drowsy, dös dullness, drowsiness, and to AS. dwǣs foolish, G. thor fool. √71. Cf. Daze, Doze.]] 1. 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. 2. Causing, or tending to cause, giddiness or vertigo.
To climb from the brink of Fleet Ditch by a dizzy ladder. Macaulay. 3. 3. Without distinct thought; unreflecting; thoughtless; heedless. “The dizzy multitude.” Milton.