| source : web1913 |
Vertiginous \Ver*tig"i*nous\, a. [L. vertiginosus, fr. vertigo a
whirling around, giddiness: cf. F. vertigineux. See
{Vertig??}.]
1. Turning round; whirling; rotary; revolving; as,
vertiginous motion.
Some vertiginous whirl of fortune. --De Quincey.
2. Affected with vertigo; giddy; dizzy.
They [the angels] grew vertiginous, and fell from
the battlements of heaven. --Jer. Taylor.
-- {Ver*tig"i*nous*ly}, adv. -- {Ver*tig"i*nous*ness}, n.
| source : wn |
vertiginous
adj : 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" [syn: {dizzy}, {giddy}, {woozy}]