vertiginous Definition
ver·tigi·nous (vər tij′ə nəs)
adjective
- of, affected by, or causing vertigo; dizzy or dizzying
- whirling about; spinning
- marked by quick or frequent change; unstable
Etymology: L vertiginosus
vertiginous Related Forms
ver·tig′i·nously adverb
vertiginous Synonyms
vertiginous Usage Examples
Modifies a noun
- drop: The vertiginous drop to the farmland reveals late summer tractors chugging across the fields like Matchbox toys.
- view: The lift from the main lobby offers a vertiginous view through the hotel's glass frontage up to the 42nd floor.
- mountain: GRADE Easy Gentle terrain, four to six hours a day walking without steep climbs or vertiginous mountains.
- shot: Vertiginous shots of campaigners perched on the top of old-growth trees set to powerful music made this film much more than mere radical reportage.
- sense: And in his vertiginous sense of collapsing space and toppling buildings one may be reminded of Leon Kossoff.
- section: However, there are vertiginous sections on most of the walks.
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