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VERTIGINOUS

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Having or causing a whirling sensation; liable to falling

Example:

a vertiginous climb up the face of the cliff

Synonyms:

dizzy; giddy; vertiginous; woozy

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

ill; sick (affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function)

Derivation:

vertigo (a reeling sensation; a feeling that you are about to fall)

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