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ver·tig·i·nous
 vertiginous
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- pronunciation:
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- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective), Word Parts
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition 1: |
tending to cause vertigo.
a vertiginous height- similar words:
- dizzy, giddy
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| definition 2: |
experiencing vertigo; dizzy.
- similar words:
- dizzy, giddy, light
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| definition 3: |
turning, spinning, or whirling about.
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| definition 4: |
tending to change quickly; unstable.
- similar words:
- dizzy
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| related words: |
faint |
adverb + (adj.)vertiginous
ahead, sometimes, somewhat
(adj.)vertiginous
+ noun
air,
canyon,
chasm,
cliff,
condition,
confusion,
drop,
final,
foot,
height,
island,
loss,
moment,
patient,
plunge,
quality,
ridge,
rush,
sensation,
sense,
series,
shaft,
span,
staircase,
summit,
terror,
tower,
view
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| derivations: |
vertiginously (adv.), vertiginousness (n.) |
The word vertiginous
contains the following part:
vers, vert
Latin
root
that means to turn; to be occupied with
  Example words:
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