Vertiginous (adj)
vur-tij-in-us
Extremely high or steep.
Early 17th century from Latin vertiginosus, from vertigo ‘whirling about’ (see vertigo).
Example sentences
“The vertiginous drop from the escarpments was dizzying.”
Ireful (adj) ayur-ful full of intense anger; wrathful. Middle English word dating back to 1250–1300; ire, -ful (more…)
Medley (noun) med-lee a mixture, especially of heterogeneous elements; hodgepodge; jumble. First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English noun and adjective medle(e), medlei(e), maedlai(e) “battle, war, quarrel; mixture, balanced mixture,” from…
