Adjective

(er)

Dizzy, feeling dizzy or unsteady and as if about to fall down.

The man became giddy upon standing up so fast.

Causing dizziness: causing dizziness or a feeling of unsteadiness.

They climbed to a giddy height.

Lightheartedly silly, or joyfully elated.

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The boy was giddy when he opened his birthday presents.

(archaic) Frivolous, impulsive, inconsistent, changeable.

* 1599 ,

In brief, since I do purpose to marry, I will think nothing to any purpose that the world can say against it; and therefore never flout at me for what I have said against it, for man is a giddy thing, and this is my conclusion.

* 1784 , , Tirocinium; or, A Review of Schools

Young heads are giddy and young hearts are warm,

And make mistakes for manhood to reform.

Adjective

(en adjective)

(formal) Humorous]], amusing or [[joke, joking.

He was in a jocular mood all day.

All we had was a short and jocular conversation.

* 1865 , , chapter IV:

From the tone of the speaker, the last words might be understood to be jocular .

* 1896 , , chapter 15:

Sometimes he would notice it, pat it, call it half-mocking, half-jocular names, and so make it caper with extraordinary delight.

* 1910 , :

Then papa began to get very tired of Jones, and fidgeted and finally said, with jocular irony, that Jones had better stay all night, they could give him a shake-down.