vortiginous

[ vawr-tij-uh-nuhs ]

adjective

1. resembling a vortex; whirling; vortical.

vortiginous

/ vɔːˈtɪdʒɪnəs /

adjective

1. like a vortex; vortical; whirling

Word History and Origins

Origin of vortiginous¹

First recorded in 1665–75; variant of vertiginous

Word History and Origins

Origin of vortiginous¹

C17: variant of vertiginous

Example Sentences

See with its resorting throng      Rude Carfax teems, and waistcoats, visited      With too-familiar elbow, swell the curse      Vortiginous.

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