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vertiginous

ver·ti·gi·nous

UK/vɜː(ɹ)ˈtɪd͡ʒɪnəs/ uncommon

adjective

1.

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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Origin

From Middle French vertigineux, from Latin vertīginōsus.

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