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VERTIGINOUS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does vertiginous mean?
• VERTIGINOUS (adjective)
The adjective VERTIGINOUS has 1 sense:
1. having or causing a whirling sensation; liable to falling
Familiarity information: VERTIGINOUS used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Having or causing a whirling sensation; liable to falling
Synonyms:
dizzy; giddy; vertiginous; woozy
Context example:
a vertiginous climb up the face of the cliff
Similar:
ill; sick (affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function)
Derivation:
vertigo (a reeling sensation; a feeling that you are about to fall)
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