The difference between Giddy and Rickety

When used as adjectives, giddy means dizzy, feeling dizzy or unsteady and as if about to fall down, whereas rickety means of an object: not strong or sturdy, as because of poor construction or upkeep.


Giddy is also verb with the meaning: to make dizzy or unsteady.

check bellow for the other definitions of Giddy and Rickety

  1. Giddy as an adjective:

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

    Examples:

    "The man became giddy upon standing up so fast."

  2. Giddy as an adjective:

    Causing dizziness: causing dizziness or a feeling of unsteadiness.

    Examples:

    "They climbed to a giddy height."

  3. Giddy as an adjective:

    Lightheartedly silly, or joyfully elated.

    Examples:

    "The boy was giddy when he opened his birthday presents."

  4. Giddy as an adjective (archaic):

    Frivolous, impulsive, inconsistent, changeable.

  1. Giddy as a verb (obsolete, transitive):

    To make dizzy or unsteady.

  2. Giddy as a verb:

    To reel; to whirl.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Chapman"

  1. Rickety as an adjective:

    Of an object: not strong or sturdy, as because of poor construction or upkeep; not safe or secure.

    Examples:

    "He hesitated about climbing such a small, rickety ladder."

  2. Rickety as an adjective:

    Of a person: feeble in the joints; tottering.

    Examples:

    "The rickety old man hardly managed to climb the stairs."

  3. Rickety as an adjective:

    Affected with or suffering from rickets.