Definition of vertiginous Vertiginous
ver•tig•i•nous
We found 7 definitions of vertiginous from 3 different sources.
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What does vertiginous mean?
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| vertiginous - having or causing a whirling sensation; liable to falling; "had a dizzy spell"; "a dizzy pinnacle"; "had a headache and felt giddy"; "a giddy precipice"; "feeling woozy from the blow on his head"; "a vertiginous climb up the face of the cliff" | ||
| dizzy, giddy, woozy | ||
| ill, sick presaging ill fortune; "ill omens"; "ill predictions"; "my words with inauspicious thunderings shook heaven"- P.B.Shelley; "a dead and ominous silence prevailed"; "a by-election at a time highly unpropitious for the Government" | ||
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Wiktionary 
- vertiginous (Adjective)
Having an aspect of great depth, drawing the eye to look downwards. - vertiginous (Adjective)
Inducing a feeling of giddiness, vertigo, dizziness or of whirling. - vertiginous (Adjective)
Pertaining to vertigo in all its meanings. - vertiginous (Adjective)
Revolving; rotating; rotatory.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- vertiginous (a.)
Turning round; whirling; rotary; revolving; as, vertiginous motion. - vertiginous (a.)
Affected with vertigo; giddy; dizzy.
