adj.
(giddier, giddiest)
- having or causing a sensation of whirling and a tendency to fall or stagger; dizzy.
- excitable and frivolous.
v.
(giddies, giddying, giddied)
make (someone) feel excited to the point of disorientation.
Phrase
- play the giddy goat
dated act in an irresponsible or silly way.
Derivative
- giddily adv.
- giddiness n.
Etymology
OE gidig ‘insane’, lit. ‘possessed by a god’, from the base of God.