Local English word record

vertiginous

adjective · 1 sense

having or causing a whirling sensation; liable to falling

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Examples

  • had a dizzy spell
  • a dizzy pinnacle
  • had a headache and felt giddy
  • a giddy precipice
  • feeling woozy from the blow on his head

Word relationships

Synonyms

dizzy, giddy, woozy

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