vertiginousness

[ver-tij-uh-nuhs]

ver·tig·i·nous

[ver-tij-uh-nuhs]
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

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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Vertiginousness is always a great word to know.
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a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
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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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