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   Ver·tig·i·nous

   /vərˈtijənəs/

   

   adjective

   • 1. causing vertigo, especially by being extremely high or steep: "vertiginous drops to the valleys below"
   • ▪ relating to or affected by vertigo.

   Word Origin early 17th century: from Latin vertiginosus, from vertigo ‘whirling about’ (see vertigo).

   Derivatives

   • 1. vertiginously adverb

   Scrabble Points: 15

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