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1. (adj.) vertiginous
whirling; spinning; rotary.
2. vertiginous
affected with vertigo.
3. vertiginous
liable or threatening to cause vertigo:
a vertiginous climb.
4. vertiginous
apt to change quickly; unstable.
Etymology: (1600–10; < L vertīginōsus dizzy =vertīgin-, s. of vertīgōvertigo+-ōsus -ous)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (adj) dizzy, giddy, woozy, vertiginous
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"
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1. (adj) vertiginous
turning round; whirling; rotary; revolving; as, vertiginous motion
2. (adj) vertiginous
affected with vertigo; giddy; dizzy
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