vertiginous

ver·tig·i·nous

V0072600 (vər-tĭj′ə-nəs)adj.1. Turning about an axis; revolving or whirling.2. Affected by vertigo; dizzy.3. Tending to produce vertigo: "my small mind contained in earthly human limits, not lost in vertiginous space and elements unknown" (Diana Cooper).4. Inclined to change quickly; unstable.

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[From Latin vertīgō, vertīgin-, a whirling, from vertere, to turn; see version.]

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ver·tig′i·nous·ly adv.ver·tig′i·nous·ness n.

vertiginous

(vɜːˈtɪdʒɪnəs) adj1. (Pathology) of, relating to, or having vertigo2. producing dizziness3. whirling4. changeable; unstable[C17: from Latin vertīginōsus, from vertigo] verˈtiginously adv verˈtiginousness n

ver•tig•i•nous

(vərˈtɪdʒ ə nəs)

adj. 1. whirling; spinning; rotary. 2. affected with vertigo. 3. liable or threatening to cause vertigo: a vertiginous climb. 4. apt to change quickly; unstable. [1600–10; < Latin vertīginōsus dizzy =vertīgin-, s. of vertīgō vertigo + -ōsus -ous] ver•tig′i•nous•ly, adv. ver•tig′i•nous•ness, n.

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

vertiginous - 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"dizzy, giddy, woozyill, sick - affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function; "ill from the monotony of his suffering"

vertiginous

adjective1. Having a sensation of whirling or falling:dizzy, giddy, lightheaded, reeling, woozy.2. Producing dizziness or vertigo:dizzy, dizzying, giddy.

Translations

schwindelig