-nəs adjective
Etymology: Latin vertiginosus one suffering from dizziness, vertiginous, from vertigin-, vertigo + -osus -ose
1. : characterized or accompanied by vertigo
a vertiginous dream
vertiginous disorders
2.
a. : suffering from vertigo : afflicted with dizziness : giddy
b. : having a light or silly mind : deficient in steadfastness or constancy : inclined to frequent and often pointless or foolish change
3. : causing or tending to cause dizziness : of a kind likely to cause vertigo
vertiginous heights
a vertiginous speed
4. : involving or marked by turning : rotary
the vertiginous motion of the earth
• ver·tig·i·nous·ly adverb