adverb
- in a way that causes dizziness or a spinning sensation
- to an extremely high degree; at a dizzying rate or extent
Usage: often used figuratively
Examples
- The mountain path climbed vertiginously up the cliff face.
- Stock prices rose vertiginously during the market boom.
- The skyscraper towered vertiginously above the city streets.
- Her career advanced vertiginously after the promotion.
- The roller coaster dropped vertiginously into the valley below.
- Housing costs have increased vertiginously in recent years.