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Webster 1913 Edition
Vertiginous
Ver-tig′i-nous
,Adj.
1.
Turning round; whirling; rotary; revolving;
as, a
. vertiginous
motionSome
vertiginous
whirl of fortune. De Quincey.
2.
Affected with vertigo; giddy; dizzy.
They [the angels] grew
– vertiginous
, and fell from the battlements of heaven. Jer. Taylor.
Ver-tig′i-nous-ly
, adv.
Ver-tig′i-nous-ness
, Noun.
Webster 1828 Edition
Vertiginous
VERTIG'INOUS
,Adj.
1.
Turning round; whirling; rotary; as a vertiginous motion.2.
Giddy; affected with vertigo.Definition 2025
vertiginous
vertiginous
English
Adjective
vertiginous (comparative more vertiginous, superlative most vertiginous)
- Having an aspect of great depth, drawing the eye to look downwards.
- Inducing a feeling of giddiness, vertigo, dizziness or of whirling.
- Pertaining to vertigo (in all its meanings).
- Revolving; rotating; rotatory.
Translations
Having an aspect of great depth
Inducing giddiness or vertigo
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Pertaining to vertigo
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Revolving, rotating
Derived terms
References
- J[ohn] A. Simpson and E[dward] S. C. Weiner, editors (1989) The Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Clarendon Press, ISBN 978-0-19-861186-8.