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  • 41ver|tig|i|nous — «vur TIHJ uh nuhs», adjective. 1. whirling; rotary; revolving: »the vertiginous action of a gyroscope. 2. affected with or suffering from vertigo; dizzy: »At the edge of the cliff she grew vertiginous and hastily retreated. 3. of the nature of or …

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  • 42ver·tig·i·nous — /vɚˈtıʤənəs/ adj formal : causing or likely to cause a feeling of dizziness especially because of great height a vertiginous drop vertiginous heights …

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  • 43Dizzier — Dizzy Diz zy (d[i^]z z[y^]), a. [Compar. {Dizzier} (d[i^]z z[i^]*[ e]r); superl. {Dizziest}.] [OE. dusi, disi, desi, foolish, AS. dysig; akin to LG. d[ u]sig dizzy, OD. deuzig, duyzig, OHG. tusig foolish, OFries. dusia to be dizzy; LG. dusel… …

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  • 44Dizziest — Dizzy Diz zy (d[i^]z z[y^]), a. [Compar. {Dizzier} (d[i^]z z[i^]*[ e]r); superl. {Dizziest}.] [OE. dusi, disi, desi, foolish, AS. dysig; akin to LG. d[ u]sig dizzy, OD. deuzig, duyzig, OHG. tusig foolish, OFries. dusia to be dizzy; LG. dusel… …

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  • 45Dizzy — Diz zy (d[i^]z z[y^]), a. [Compar. {Dizzier} (d[i^]z z[i^]*[ e]r); superl. {Dizziest}.] [OE. dusi, disi, desi, foolish, AS. dysig; akin to LG. d[ u]sig dizzy, OD. deuzig, duyzig, OHG. tusig foolish, OFries. dusia to be dizzy; LG. dusel dizziness …

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  • 46Vortiginous — Vor*tig i*nous, a. [Cf. {Vertiginous}.] Moving rapidly round a center; vortical. [R.] Cowper. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 47vertigo — noun (plural goes or gos) Etymology: Middle English, from Latin vertigin , vertigo, from vertere to turn Date: 15th century 1. a. a sensation of motion in which the individual or the individual s surroundings seem to whirl dizzily b. a dizzy… …

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  • 48vertiginously — adverb see vertiginous …

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  • 49Luigi Pirandello — Infobox Writer name = Luigi Pirandello birthdate = birth date|1867|6|28|mf=y birthplace = Agrigento, Sicily, Italy deathdate = death date and age|1936|12|10|1867|6|28|mf=y deathplace = Bosio, Rome, Italy occupation = dramatist, author nationality …

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  • 50Orgasm — For other uses, see Orgasm (disambiguation). Frenzy of Exultations (1894), by Wł …

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