vertiginous
pronunciation
How to pronounce vertiginous in British English:
UK [vɜ:ˈtɪdʒɪnəs]
How to pronounce vertiginous in American English:
US [vɜrˈtɪdʒɪnəs]
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- Adjective:
- having or causing a whirling sensation; liable to falling
Word Origin
- vertiginous (adj.)
- c. 1600, "of the nature of vertigo," from French vertigineux, from Latin vertiginosus "suffering from dizziness," from vertigo (see vertigo). From 1620s as "dizzy;" 1640s as "liable to cause dizziness." Related: Vertiginously.
Example
- 1. But its vertiginous growth rates have dropped sharply as exports slumped .
- 2. Massive stimulus spending has barely dented the jobless numbers and has pushed the deficit to vertiginous heights .
- 3. It was a long way for us to catch up but in the past years demand for spanish has experienced vertiginous growth .
- 4. Britain 's national health service employs thousands of its nurses and doctors , who are so badly needed at home where the state is crumbling at vertiginous speed .
- 5. So how stable and safe are these vertiginous floating multistorey hotels ?