light-headed

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Light-headed the Austrians might be, but no one could deny them valor.

From The Hosts of the Air by Altsheler, Joseph A. (Joseph Alexander)

"Well, old chap, the fact is I'm so uncommonly glad we're both alive that I am perhaps inclined to be a little----" "Light-headed," suggested John.

From Settlers and Scouts by Strang, Herbert

Light-headed indulgence and groans; peals of laughter and lamentations; maudlin songs and death dirges.

From The Infant's Skull Or The End of the World. A Tale of the Millennium by Sue, Eugène

Light-headed and vain, with but little ability and a vast store of unintelligent zeal, the whirl of the French revolution flung him on our shores, where he had a glorious chance for mischief.

From George Washington, Volume II by Lodge, Henry Cabot

Light-headed, with softened intellects who must—they say they must—have some excitement or some novelty, no matter what, to talk of or possess, though all this is ephemeral, and the silliness only lasts a few hours.

From Our Cats and All About Them Their Varieties, Habits, and Management; and for Show, the Standard of Excellence and Beauty; Described and Pictured by Weir, Harrison