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vertiginousness
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ver·tig·i·nous
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vərˈtɪdʒ
ə
nəs
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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.
Origin:
1600–10;
<
Latin
vertīginōsus
dizzy, equivalent to
vertīgin-
(stem of
vertīgō
)
vertigo
+
-ōsus
-ous
Related forms
ver·tig·i·nous·ly,
adverb
ver·tig·i·nous·ness,
noun
un·ver·tig·i·nous,
adjective
un·ver·tig·i·nous·ly,
adverb
un·ver·tig·i·nous·ness,
noun
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vertiginous
(vɜːˈtɪdʒɪnəs)
—
adj
1.
of, relating to, or having vertigo
2.
producing dizziness
3.
whirling
4.
changeable; unstable
[C17: from Latin
vertīginōsus,
from
vertigo
]
ver'tiginously
—
adv
ver'tiginousness
—
n
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