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
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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."
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Giddy as an adjective:
Causing dizziness: causing dizziness or a feeling of unsteadiness.
Examples:
"They climbed to a giddy height."
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Giddy as an adjective:
Lightheartedly silly, or joyfully elated.
Examples:
"The boy was giddy when he opened his birthday presents."
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Giddy as an adjective (archaic):
Frivolous, impulsive, inconsistent, changeable.
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Giddy as a verb (obsolete, transitive):
To make dizzy or unsteady.
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Giddy as a verb:
To reel; to whirl.
Examples:
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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."
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Rickety as an adjective:
Of a person: feeble in the joints; tottering.
Examples:
"The rickety old man hardly managed to climb the stairs."
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Rickety as an adjective:
Affected with or suffering from rickets.