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vertiginous

adjective

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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /vɜː(ɹ)ˈtɪd͡ʒɪnəs/

adj

Etymology: From Middle French vertigineux, from Latin vertīginōsus.

  1. Having an aspect of great depth, drawing the eye to look downwards.
  2. Pertaining to vertigo (in all its meanings).

    GPT-4 didn’t give me an existential crisis. But it exacerbated the dizzy and vertiginous feeling I’ve been getting whenever I think about A.I. lately.

    What began as a drop in support for Israel among younger Democrats has become a vertiginous, across-the-board collapse.

  3. Pertaining to vertigo (in all its meanings).
  4. Revolving; rotating; rotatory.