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vortiginous

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vor⋅tig⋅i⋅nous

  [vawr-tij-uh-nuhs]
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–adjective
resembling a vortex; whirling; vortical.
Origin:
1665–75; var. of vertiginous
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vor·tig·i·nous   (vôr-tĭj'ə-nəs)   
adj.  Vortical.

[Blend of vortex and vertiginous.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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