vertiginous
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ver·tig·i·nous
(vər-tĭj′ə-nəs)adj.
1. Turning about an axis; revolving or whirling.
2. Affected by vertigo; dizzy.
3. Tending to produce vertigo: "my small mind contained in earthly human limits, not lost in vertiginous space and elements unknown" (Diana Cooper).
4. Inclined to change quickly; unstable.
[From Latin vertīgō, vertīgin-, a whirling, from vertere, to turn; see version.]
ver·tig′i·nous·ly adv.
ver·tig′i·nous·ness n.
vertiginous
(vɜːˈtɪdʒɪnəs)adj
1. (Pathology) of, relating to, or having vertigo
2. producing dizziness
3. whirling
4. changeable; unstable
[C17: from Latin vertīginōsus, from vertigo]
verˈtiginously adv
verˈtiginousness n
ver•tig•i•nous
(vərˈtɪdʒ ə nəs)adj.
1. whirling; spinning; rotary.
2. affected with vertigo.
3. liable or threatening to cause vertigo: a vertiginous climb.
4. apt to change quickly; unstable.
ver•tig′i•nous•ly, adv.
ver•tig′i•nous•ness, n.
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vertiginous
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vertiginous
[vɜːrˈtɪdʒɪnəs] (literary) adj → vertigineux/eusevertiginous
adj (liter) cliffs, descent, drop → schwindelerregend; heights also → schwindelnd (geh); sensation → atemberaubend
ver·tig·i·nous
a. vertiginoso-a, rel. al vértigo.