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From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Gid·dy a. [Compar. Giddier superl. Giddiest.]
 1. Having in the head a sensation of whirling or reeling about; having lost the power of preserving the balance of the body, and therefore wavering and inclined to fall; lightheaded; dizzy.
    By giddy head and staggering legs betrayed.   --Tate.
 2. Promoting or inducing giddiness; as, a giddy height; a giddy precipice.
    Upon the giddy footing of the hatches.   --Shak.
 3. Bewildering on account of rapid turning; running round with celerity; gyratory; whirling.
    The giddy motion of the whirling mill.   --Pope.
 4. Characterized by inconstancy; unstable; changeable; fickle; wild; thoughtless; heedless. Giddy, foolish hours.” --Rowe. Giddy chance.” --Dryden.
    Young heads are giddy and young hearts are warm.   --Cowper.

From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 giddiest
      See giddy

From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 giddy
      adj 1: having or causing a whirling sensation; liable to falling;
             "had a dizzy spell"; "a dizzy pinnacle"; "had a
             headache and felt giddy"; "a giddy precipice";
             "feeling woozy from the blow on his head"; "a
             vertiginous climb up the face of the cliff" [syn: dizzy,
              woozy, vertiginous]
      2: lacking seriousness; given to frivolity; "a dizzy blonde";
         "light-headed teenagers"; "silly giggles" [syn: airheaded,
          dizzy, empty-headed, featherbrained, light-headed,
          lightheaded, silly]
      [also: giddied, giddiest, giddier]