ditzy

adjective dit·zy \ ˈdit-sē \

variants: or ditsy

|Updated on: 26 Jul 2018

Examples: ditzy in a Sentence

Definition of ditzy

ditzier or ditsier; ditsiest

: eccentrically silly, giddy, or inane : dizzy

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ditziness

or ditsiness play \-nəs\ noun

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Examples of ditzy in a Sentence

tried to have a serious conversation with her, but she kept saying ditzy things like “Ooh, you're so cute!”

Recent Examples of ditzy from the Web

Quinn tries to be less ditzy and gets rejected by a tutor voiced by Carson Daly!

— cady drell, Marie Claire, "9 'Daria' Details I'm Praying to See in MTV's Reboot," 22 June 2018
And in 2004, most 20-year-old women did not want to be Mirandas (smart, cynical, ambitious, abrasive) or Charlottes (ditzy, sweet, old-fashioned, pretty) or even Samanthas (licentious, power hungry, slightly narcissistic).

— julia felsenthal, Vogue, "Confessions of a Recovering Wannabe Carrie Bradshaw," 5 June 2018
Ant-Man and the Wasp' (2018) More goofy fun, but Evangeline Lilly gets a bigger, more-heroic role and Rudd plays the equivalent of a ditzy blonde from a '50s B-movie.

— bill goodykoontz, azcentral, "We rank every movie in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, from worst to best," 6 July 2018
My longstanding but somewhat ditzy friend sent an invitation to attend her daughter’s college graduation.

— amy dickinson, chicagotribune.com, "Uncle wonders why family members are ghosting him," 14 May 2018
With her well-meaning, but ditzy demeanor, Kelsey spent most of the first season providing comic relief in tense situations by putting her lack of common sense on full display for her classmates.

— refinery29.com, "Why This Dear White People Lesbian Narrative Is So Important," 8 May 2018
In the film, Philipps plays the friend of a woman (Amy Schumer) who hits her head and wakes up with a new sense of confidence; Williams, 37, plays Schumer’s ditzy boss at a cosmetics company.

— ale russian, PEOPLE.com, "Busy Philipps Calls 'Girlfriend' Michelle Williams 'a Dream' in Sweet Post," 18 Apr. 2018
In season 5, Lisa was outraged that her talking Malibu Stacy doll came with ditzy catchphrases.

— dana schwartz, EW.com, "Why The Simpsons' response to the Apu controversy was so heartbreaking: Essay," 9 Apr. 2018
Cory became buddies with Newt, the ditzy blonde who's the son of a senator and Chief Justice, and Meena, the daughter of the Bahavian ambassador.

— gabe bergado, Teen Vogue, ""Cory in the House's" Sophie Is All Grown Up," 2 Aug. 2017

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