Vertiginous Definition

vər-tĭjə-nəs
adjective
Of, affected by, or causing vertigo; dizzy or dizzying.
Webster's New World
Whirling about; spinning.
Webster's New World
Tending to produce vertigo.
American Heritage
Marked by quick or frequent change; unstable.
Webster's New World
Having an aspect of great depth, drawing the eye to look downwards.
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Origin of Vertiginous

  • From Latin vertīgō vertīgin- a whirling from vertere to turn version

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Vertiginous Sentence Examples

  • The lift from the main lobby offers a vertiginous view through the hotel 's glass frontage up to the 42nd floor.

  • However, there are vertiginous sections on most of the walks.

  • The vertiginous drop to the farmland reveals late summer tractors chugging across the fields like Matchbox toys.

  • 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.

  • And in his vertiginous sense of collapsing space and toppling buildings one may be reminded of Leon Kossoff.

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