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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