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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Vertiginous \Ver*tig"i*nous\, a. [L. vertiginosus, fr. vertigo a
whirling around, giddiness: cf. F. vertigineux. See
{Vertigo}.]
1. Turning round; whirling; rotary; revolving; as, a
vertiginous motion.
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Some vertiginous whirl of fortune. --De Quincey.
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2. Affected with vertigo; giddy; dizzy.
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They [the angels] grew vertiginous, and fell from
the battlements of heaven. --Jer. Taylor.
[1913 Webster] -- {Ver*tig"i*nous*ly}, adv. --
{Ver*tig"i*nous*ness}, n.
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