vertiginous

== English == === Etymology === From Middle French vertigineux, from Latin vertīginōsus. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /vɜː(ɹ)ˈtɪd͡ʒɪnəs/ === Adjective === vertiginous (comparative more vertiginous, superlative most vertiginous) Having an aspect of great depth, drawing the eye to look downwards. Pertaining to vertigo (in all its meanings). (medicine) Inducing a feeling of giddiness, vertigo, dizziness or of whirling. Revolving; rotating; rotatory. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== References ==== John A. Simpson and Edmund S. C. Weiner, editors (1989), “vertiginous”, in The Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN.