ˈɡɪdɪ adj. & v. --adj. (giddier, giddiest) 1 having a
sensation of whirling
and a
tendency to
fall,
stagger, or
spin round. 2 a overexcited as a
result of
success,
pleasurable emotion,
etc.; mentally intoxicated. b
excitable,
frivolous. 3 tending to
make one giddy. --v.tr. & intr. (-ies, -ied) make or
become giddy. øøgiddily adv. giddiness n. [OE gidig
insane,
lit. 'possessed by a god']