giddisome
giddisome adjective: characterised or marked by giddiness.
Adjective
giddisome (comparative more giddisome, superlative most giddisome)
- Characterised or marked by giddiness
- When I was a young and giddisome lass,
And vain of my youthful beauty,
The squire came a-courting; slightly, alas!
I failed in a daughter's duty.1874, Misplaced love, page 87 - Because, ever since and before I was too young and giddisome to know much better, I have been anoticing that there's many a girl marries, and after she have married, and been married long enough to find out what they is in it to their cost, it looked too plain to me that they feel like if it was to...1892, Richard Malcolm Johnston, Mr. Billy Downs and His Likes, page 103
- When I was a young and giddisome lass,
Forms of giddisome
| comparative | more giddisome |
|---|---|
| superlative | most giddisome |
| alternative form | giddysome |
Origin of giddisome
From giddy + -some.
Questions about giddisome
- What does giddisome mean?
- Giddisome means characterised or marked by giddiness.
- What part of speech is giddisome?
- Giddisome is an adjective.
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