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单词 ditzy
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Definition of ditzy in English:

ditzy

(also ditsy)
adjectiveditsier, ditziest, ditsiest, ditzier ˈdɪtsiˈdɪtsi
North American informal
  • Silly or scatterbrained.

    don't tell me my ditzy secretary didn't send you an invitation!
    Example sentencesExamples
    • She seemed more giddy, ditzy and seemed entirely too comfortable with the current crowd of males she was attracting.
    • And just because I'm blonde and a cheerleader doesn't mean that I'm stupid and ditzy.
    • She is kind of ditzy, though, but she has good intentions.
    • If you always play a ditsy blond, take the role of a brilliant brunette.
    • My worst fear was that I would falter and look like some stupid ditzy girl.
    • All the other cheerleaders have brains and aren't as ditzy.
    • I headed over to the table we usually occupied and spotted them all pointing towards where Stephanie and her ditzy comrades were sitting.
    • If he does, I'll bet he lumps me in with the rest of the ditzy girls in our class.
    • His co-workers, including the ditzy DeeDee appear to be as miserable as Joe is.
    • Though she could be a bit ditzy at times, Jenny was a genuinely nice person who had more friends than she could count.
    • I just hope it isn't my luck that I get some ditzy valley girl, or some brain-dead heartthrob.
    • I can be ditsy at times like Bridget and, most important, we share the same sense of style.
    • The squids had wads of cash ready to spend on some ditzy chick, but we had pure animal charisma and the Under-18 set.
    • She liked her message, even if it was sort of stupid and ditzy.
    • There aren't naturally stupid or ditzy people at our school mind you.
    • Even when they're on the ditzy side, these women still know what to do.
    • Though she tended to be ditzy at times, she was a great friend.
    • I'm very girly, very into fashion, and I can be more than a little ditzy.
    • This is a first, she's generally really ditsy looking, though don't let that fool you.
    • Her neck wouldn't even squish; it's just a tether for that ditzy helium-balloon head of hers.
    Synonyms
    stupid, unintelligent, idiotic, foolish, silly, brainless, half-witted, witless, vacuous, vapid, hare-brained, feather-brained, birdbrained, pea-brained, scatterbrained, scatty, giddy, skittish, flighty, frivolous, thoughtless

Derivatives

  • ditziness

  • noun
    North American informal
    • Jemmey's main characteristic is her silly ditziness, but I never know what to do with her when they're in a crisis.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Flo is tall, angular and stately, a fascinating mixture of formal hauteur and bohemian ditziness.
      • And likewise, I try to remain a little distant and aloof, and not reveal too much of myself and my ditziness.
      • I may not like her ditziness, but I truly admire her intelligence, her ambition.
      • Her episodes of what I can only call ‘ditsiness’ are the stuff of family legends and tonight she surpassed herself.

Origin

1970s: of unknown origin.

Rhymes

glitzy, itsy-bitsy, Mitzi, ritzy, Uffizi
 
 

Definition of ditzy in US English:

ditzy

(also ditsy)
adjectiveˈditsēˈdɪtsi
North American informal
  • Silly or scatterbrained.

    don't tell me my ditzy secretary didn't send you an invitation!
    Example sentencesExamples
    • There aren't naturally stupid or ditzy people at our school mind you.
    • All the other cheerleaders have brains and aren't as ditzy.
    • This is a first, she's generally really ditsy looking, though don't let that fool you.
    • Even when they're on the ditzy side, these women still know what to do.
    • His co-workers, including the ditzy DeeDee appear to be as miserable as Joe is.
    • And just because I'm blonde and a cheerleader doesn't mean that I'm stupid and ditzy.
    • She liked her message, even if it was sort of stupid and ditzy.
    • I'm very girly, very into fashion, and I can be more than a little ditzy.
    • Though she tended to be ditzy at times, she was a great friend.
    • I just hope it isn't my luck that I get some ditzy valley girl, or some brain-dead heartthrob.
    • If you always play a ditsy blond, take the role of a brilliant brunette.
    • I headed over to the table we usually occupied and spotted them all pointing towards where Stephanie and her ditzy comrades were sitting.
    • Though she could be a bit ditzy at times, Jenny was a genuinely nice person who had more friends than she could count.
    • If he does, I'll bet he lumps me in with the rest of the ditzy girls in our class.
    • The squids had wads of cash ready to spend on some ditzy chick, but we had pure animal charisma and the Under-18 set.
    • I can be ditsy at times like Bridget and, most important, we share the same sense of style.
    • She is kind of ditzy, though, but she has good intentions.
    • My worst fear was that I would falter and look like some stupid ditzy girl.
    • Her neck wouldn't even squish; it's just a tether for that ditzy helium-balloon head of hers.
    • She seemed more giddy, ditzy and seemed entirely too comfortable with the current crowd of males she was attracting.
    Synonyms
    stupid, unintelligent, idiotic, foolish, silly, brainless, half-witted, witless, vacuous, vapid, hare-brained, feather-brained, birdbrained, pea-brained, scatterbrained, scatty, giddy, skittish, flighty, frivolous, thoughtless

Origin

1970s: of unknown origin.

 
 
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