vertiginous

[ ver-tij-uh-nuhs ]

/ vərˈtɪdʒ ə nəs /

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adjective

whirling; spinning; rotary: vertiginous currents of air.

affected with vertigo; dizzy.

liable or threatening to cause vertigo: a vertiginous climb.

apt to change quickly; unstable: a vertiginous economy.

Origin of vertiginous

1600–10; <Latin vertīginōsus dizzy, equivalent to vertīgin- (stem of vertīgō) vertigo + -ōsus-ous

OTHER WORDS FROM vertiginous

ver·tig·i·nous·ly, adverbver·tig·i·nous·ness, nounun·ver·tig·i·nous, adjectiveun·ver·tig·i·nous·ly, adverb

un·ver·tig·i·nous·ness, noun

Words nearby vertiginous

vertices, verticil, verticillaster, verticillate, verticillium wilt, vertiginous, vertigo, vertisol, vertu, Vertumnus, Verulamian

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Example sentences from the Web for vertiginous

His prophecy kicked off a vertiginous frenzy of doomsaying, and he was thrown in jail by fearful Bolognese officials.
The Volcano That Rewrote History|William O’Connor|May 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST
No; had I an enemy I could wish him no greater penance than success—success prompt, vertiginous, immense!
Belford's Magazine, Vol 2, December 1888|Various
Throbs palpitant and passionate passed from one to the other—strong, vertiginous, terrific, as of an aching tooth.
The Shriek|Charles Somerville
It was vertiginous to think of their old impecunious Streff as the hero of such an adventure.
The Glimpses of the Moon|Edith Wharton

Sometimes the change is slow and gradual, sometimes again it is a whirlwind of vertiginous rapidity.
Dreams|Henri Bergson
But it is very humorous in itself, and the extensions and applications of it are illimitable and vertiginous.
A History of the French Novel, Vol. 2|George Saintsbury

British Dictionary definitions for vertiginous

vertiginous

/ (vɜːˈtɪdʒɪnəs) /

adjective

of, relating to, or having vertigo

producing dizziness

whirling

changeable; unstable

Derived forms of vertiginous

vertiginously, adverbvertiginousness, noun

Word Origin for vertiginous

C17: from Latin vertīginōsus, from vertigo

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for vertiginous

vertiginous

[ vər-tĭj′ə-nəs ]

adj.

Affected by vertigo; dizzy.

Tending to produce vertigo.

单词	vertiginous
释义	vertiginous [ ver-tij-uh-nuhs ] / vərˈtɪdʒ ə nəs / SEE SYNONYMS FOR vertiginous ON THESAURUS.COM adjective whirling; spinning; rotary: vertiginous currents of air. affected with vertigo; dizzy. liable or threatening to cause vertigo: a vertiginous climb. apt to change quickly; unstable: a vertiginous economy. Origin of vertiginous 1600–10; <Latin vertīginōsus dizzy, equivalent to vertīgin- (stem of vertīgō) vertigo + -ōsus-ous OTHER WORDS FROM vertiginous ver·tig·i·nous·ly, adverbver·tig·i·nous·ness, nounun·ver·tig·i·nous, adjectiveun·ver·tig·i·nous·ly, adverb un·ver·tig·i·nous·ness, noun Words nearby vertiginous vertices, verticil, verticillaster, verticillate, verticillium wilt, vertiginous, vertigo, vertisol, vertu, Vertumnus, Verulamian Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for vertiginous His prophecy kicked off a vertiginous frenzy of doomsaying, and he was thrown in jail by fearful Bolognese officials. The Volcano That Rewrote History\|William O’Connor\|May 5, 2014\|DAILY BEAST No; had I an enemy I could wish him no greater penance than success—success prompt, vertiginous, immense! Belford's Magazine, Vol 2, December 1888\|Various Throbs palpitant and passionate passed from one to the other—strong, vertiginous, terrific, as of an aching tooth. The Shriek\|Charles Somerville It was vertiginous to think of their old impecunious Streff as the hero of such an adventure. The Glimpses of the Moon\|Edith Wharton Sometimes the change is slow and gradual, sometimes again it is a whirlwind of vertiginous rapidity. Dreams\|Henri Bergson But it is very humorous in itself, and the extensions and applications of it are illimitable and vertiginous. A History of the French Novel, Vol. 2\|George Saintsbury British Dictionary definitions for vertiginous vertiginous / (vɜːˈtɪdʒɪnəs) / adjective of, relating to, or having vertigo producing dizziness whirling changeable; unstable Derived forms of vertiginous vertiginously, adverbvertiginousness, noun Word Origin for vertiginous C17: from Latin vertīginōsus, from vertigo Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to vertiginous dizzy, giddy, revolving, unstable, whirling, rotating, spinning, turning Medical definitions for vertiginous vertiginous [ vər-tĭj′ə-nəs ] adj. Affected by vertigo; dizzy. Tending to produce vertigo. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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vertiginous

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