light-headed

See also: lightheaded

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From light (lacking weight or mental gravity, adjective) +‎ headed (having a head, adjective).

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light-headed (comparative lighter-headed or more light-headed, superlative lightest-headed or most light-headed)

  1. Dizzy or feeling faint, usually as a result of a drop in blood pressure to the brain; delirious.
  2. (figuratively) Thoughtless; volatile; frivolous.

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