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vertiginous
/ ɜːˈɪɪə /
adjective
of, relating to, or having vertigo
producing dizziness
whirling
changeable; unstable
Other Word Forms
- vertiginously adverb
- vertiginousness noun
- unvertiginous adjective
- unvertiginously adverb
- unvertiginousness noun
- ˈپԴdzܲԱ noun
- ˈپԴdzܲ adverb
Word History and Origins
Origin of vertiginous1
Word History and Origins
Origin of vertiginous1
Example Sentences
The individual tiles and reinforcement bars create a striking impression of an enthralling and vertiginous centrifugal motion.
“Floor Scrapers,” a personal favorite, assumes an intimate vantage point of looking down toward the workmen’s vigorous labor, which results in a floor that appears vertiginously tilted up.
There’s the satisfying meat and potatoes of exploration at Castle Ensis, with vertiginous balustrades and winding ramparts that cross over and under themselves in impossible architectural configurations.
The effect can be vertiginous—so the way people avoid being nauseated is by trying to ignore the dissonance.
It would be easy to attribute Tems’s vertiginous career trajectory to divine intervention.
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