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vortiginous

American  
[vawr-tij-uh-nuhs] / vɔrˈtɪdʒ ə nəs /

adjective

  1. resembling a vortex; whirling; vortical.

vortiginous British  
/ vɔːˈtɪdʒɪnəs /

adjective

  1. like a vortex; vortical; whirling

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Etymology

Origin of vortiginous

First recorded in 1665–75; variant of vertiginous

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See with its resorting throng      Rude Carfax teems, and waistcoats, visited      With too-familiar elbow, swell the curse      Vortiginous.

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