dizzy vs loose-handed

dizzy

adj
  • Empty-headed, scatterbrained or frivolous; ditzy. 

  • simple, half-witted. 

  • Experiencing a sensation of whirling and of being giddy, unbalanced, or lightheaded. 

  • Producing giddiness. 

verb
  • To make (someone or something) dizzy; to bewilder. 

noun
  • A distributor (device in internal combustion engine). 

loose-handed

adj
  • Casual; undisciplined or haphazard. 

  • Wild or uncontrolled. 

  • Sketchy and flowing rather than geometric and precise. 

  • Aimless 

  • Lenient, permissive. 

  • With open hand (as opposed to a fist). 

  • Characterized by broad sweeping movements. 

  • Involving wrist action. 

  • Spendthrift, profligate. 

adv
  • With a poor grip. 

How often have the words dizzy and loose-handed occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )