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vertiginoso

dizzying

adjective ver-tee-jee-NOH-zoh Rare

Also means

vertiginous

Usage Note

Vertiginoso derives from vertigine (vertigo/dizziness) and describes heights, speeds, or changes that induce a sense of dizziness: una caduta vertiginosa ('a dizzying fall'), una crescita vertiginosa ('dizzying growth'). Feminine: vertiginosa; plural: vertiginosi / vertiginose.

Examples

"Il grattacielo aveva un'altezza vertiginosa."

Natural Translation

The skyscraper had a dizzying height.

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