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vertiginous Definition

ver·tigi·nous (vər tijə nəs)

adjective

  1. of, affected by, or causing vertigo; dizzy or dizzying
  2. whirling about; spinning
  3. marked by quick or frequent change; unstable

Etymology: L vertiginosus

vertiginous Related Forms

ver·tigi·nously adverb

vertiginous Synonyms

vertiginous

modif.

whirling, dizzying, spinning; see turning 1.

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.