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    vertiginous
    /vəːˈtɪdʒɪnəs/

    adjective

    • 1. extremely high or steep: "vertiginous drops to the valleys below"

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  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › vertiginousVertiginous Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    vertiginous. adjective. ver· tig· i· nous (ˌ)vər-ˈti-jə-nəs. Synonyms of vertiginous. 1. a. : characterized by or suffering from vertigo or dizziness. b. : inclined to frequent and often pointless change : inconstant. 2. : causing or tending to cause dizziness. the vertiginous heights. 3. : marked by turning : rotary.

  3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishVERTIGINOUS | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    VERTIGINOUS definition: 1. causing or experiencing the feeling that everything is spinning around: 2. causing or…. Learn more.

  4. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryVERTIGINOUS | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    VERTIGINOUS meaning: 1. causing or experiencing the feeling that everything is spinning around: 2. causing or…. Learn more.

  5. www.dictionary.com › browse › vertiginousVERTIGINOUS Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Vertiginous definition: whirling; spinning; rotary. See examples of VERTIGINOUS used in a sentence.

  6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › vertiginousVertiginous - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    To be vertiginous is to be dizzy and woozy. It's a disorienting feeling. There's a famous movie called "Vertigo," which is named after a condition of extreme dizziness, often caused by heights. The word vertiginous applies to similar feelings and sensations. The flu makes many people feel vertiginous.

  7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishvertiginous adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and...

    Definition of vertiginous adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  8. www.thefreedictionary.com › vertiginousVertiginous - definition of vertiginous by The Free Dictionary

    1. Turning about an axis; revolving or whirling. 2. Affected by vertigo; dizzy. 3. Tending to produce vertigo: "my small mind contained in earthly human limits, not lost in vertiginous space and elements unknown"(Diana Cooper). 4. Inclined to change quickly; unstable. [From Latin vertīgō, vertīgin-, a whirling, from vertere, to turn; see version .]

  9. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishVERTIGINOUS definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    vertiginous. (vɜːʳtɪdʒɪnəs) adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] A vertiginous cliff or mountain is very high and steep. [literary] ...vertiginous cliffs that rise out of the Baltic. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers.

  10. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionaryVERTIGINOUS - All you need to know about it - Collins Online...

    A complete guide to the word "VERTIGINOUS": definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.

  11. www.oed.com › dictionary › vertiginous_adjvertiginous, adj. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English ...

    The earliest known use of the adjective vertiginous is in the early 1600s. OED's earliest evidence for vertiginous is from 1608, in the writing of Edward Topsell, Church of England clergyman and author.