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vertiginous (vɜːˈtɪdʒɪnəs) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | of, relating to, or having vertigo |
| 2. | producing dizziness |
| 3. | whirling |
| 4. | changeable; unstable |
| [C17: from Latin vertīginōsus, from | |
| ver'tiginously | |
| —adv | |
| ver'tiginousness | |
| —n | |
| vertiginous (vɜːˈtɪdʒɪnəs) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | of, relating to, or having vertigo |
| 2. | producing dizziness |
| 3. | whirling |
| 4. | changeable; unstable |
| [C17: from Latin vertīginōsus, from | |
| ver'tiginously | |
| —adv | |
| ver'tiginousness | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
vertiginous
1608, "of the nature of vertigo," from Fr. vertigineux, from L. vertiginosus "suffering from dizziness," from vertigo (see vertigo).
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vertiginous ver·tig·i·nous (vər-tĭj'ə-nəs)
adj.
Affected by vertigo; dizzy.
Tending to produce vertigo.
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