lightheaded

lightheaded
/luyt"hed"id/, adj.
1. giddy, dizzy, or delirious: After two drinks Pat began to feel lightheaded.
2. having or showing a frivolous or volatile disposition; thoughtless: lightheaded persons.
[1530-40; LIGHT2 + HEAD + -ED3]

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