Diz'zy1, a.
a. [compar. DIZZIER; superl. DIZZIEST.] [A-S. dysig, gedysig, foolish, insipid, dysigian, to be foolish, L. Ger. dusig, O. D. deuzig, dauzig, stupid, dizzy, O. H. Ger. tusig, tusic, tisic, foolish, O. Fr. dusia; to be dizzy or giddy, L. Ger. dusel, dizziness, duselig, dusselig, D. duizelig, dizzy, duseln, dusseln, D. duizelen, to be giddy, D. dijzig, misty, hazy, Dan. dösig, drowsy, sleepy, döse, to make dull, drowsy, dös, dullness, drowsiness.]
Sense 1. Having a sensation of vertigo; giddy; hence, confused; indistinct.
Dim thine eyes, and dizzy Swum in darkness. Milton.
Sense 2. Causing giddiness or vertigo.
To climb from the brink of Fleet Ditch by a dizzy ladder. Macauley.
Sense 3. Without distinct thought; unreflecting; heedless. “The dizzy multitude.” Milton.