Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Dizziest"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Dizzy \Diz"zy\ (d[i^]z"z[y^]), a. [Compar. {Dizzier}
(-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]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. ``The dizzy multitude.'' --Milton.

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