Vertiginous


adjective
1.
whirling; spinning; rotary:
vertiginous currents of air.
2.
affected with vertigo; dizzy.
3.
liable or threatening to cause vertigo:
a vertiginous climb.
4.
apt to change quickly; unstable:
a vertiginous economy.
adjective
1.
of, relating to, or having vertigo
2.
producing dizziness
3.
whirling
4.
changeable; unstable

vertiginous ver·tig·i·nous (vər-tĭj’ə-nəs)
adj.

Affected by vertigo; dizzy.

Tending to produce vertigo.

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