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vertiginous

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/vɜː^rˈtɪdʒɪnəs/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/vɚˈtɪdʒənəs/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(vər tij′ə nəs)

ver•tig•i•nous /vɚˈtɪdʒənəs/USA pronunciation adj.

whirling;
spinning.
Pathologyaffected with or feeling vertigo.
likely to cause vertigo:a vertiginous climb.

See -vert-.

ver•tig•i•nous (vər tij′ə nəs),USA pronunciation adj.

whirling;
spinning;
rotary:vertiginous currents of air.
Physiologyaffected with vertigo;
dizzy.
liable or threatening to cause vertigo:a vertiginous climb.
apt to change quickly;
unstable:a vertiginous economy.

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

ver•tig′i•nous•ly, adv.
ver•tig′i•nous•ness, n.

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vertiginous /vɜːˈtɪdʒɪnəs/ adj

of, relating to, or having vertigo
producing dizziness
whirling
changeable; unstable

Etymology: 17th Century: from Latin vertīginōsus, from vertigoverˈtiginously adv

'vertiginous' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

dizzy - giddy - vortiginous

Synonyms: whirling, dizzying, spinning, turning, dizzy, more...

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