Definitions for vertiginousvərˈtɪdʒ ə nəs
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
ver•tig•i•nousvərˈtɪdʒ ə nəs(adj.)
whirling; spinning; rotary.
affected with vertigo.
Category: Pathology
liable or threatening to cause vertigo:
a vertiginous climb.
apt to change quickly; unstable.
Origin of vertiginous:
1600–10; < L vertīginōsus dizzy =vertīgin-, s. of vertīgōvertigo+-ōsus -ous
ver•tig′i•nous•ness(n.)
Princeton's WordNet
dizzy, giddy, woozy, vertiginous(adj)
having or causing a whirling sensation; liable to falling
"had a dizzy spell"; "a dizzy pinnacle"; "had a headache and felt giddy"; "a giddy precipice"; "feeling woozy from the blow on his head"; "a vertiginous climb up the face of the cliff"
Wiktionary
vertiginous(Adjective)
Having an aspect of great depth, drawing the eye to look downwards.
vertiginous(Adjective)
Inducing a feeling of giddiness, vertigo, dizziness or of whirling.
vertiginous(Adjective)
Pertaining to vertigo (in all its meanings).
vertiginous(Adjective)
Revolving; rotating; rotatory.
Webster Dictionary
Vertiginous(adj)
turning round; whirling; rotary; revolving; as, vertiginous motion
Vertiginous(adj)
affected with vertigo; giddy; dizzy
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