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Synonyms

vertiginous

American  
[ver-tij-uh-nuhs] / vərˈtɪdʒ ə nəs /

adjective

  1. whirling; spinning; rotary.

    vertiginous currents of air.

  2. affected with vertigo; dizzy.

  3. liable or threatening to cause vertigo.

    a vertiginous climb.

  4. apt to change quickly; unstable.

    a vertiginous economy.
vertiginous British  
/ vɜːˈtɪdʒɪnəs /

adjective

  1. of, relating to, or having vertigo

  2. producing dizziness

  3. whirling

  4. changeable; unstable

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Other Word Forms

  • unvertiginous adjective
  • unvertiginously adverb
  • unvertiginousness noun
  • vertiginously adverb
  • vertiginousness noun

Etymology

Origin of vertiginous

1600–10; < Latin vertīginōsus dizzy, equivalent to vertīgin- (stem of vertīgō ) vertigo + -ōsus -ous

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