- sickeningly
- sicken ► VERB 1) make disgusted or appalled. 2) become ill. 3) (sicken for) begin to show symptoms of (an illness). 4) (sickening) informal very irritating or annoying.DERIVATIVES sickeningly adverb.
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sickeningly — adverb In a manner to sicken, sometimes used figuratively. The punch was sickeningly sweet; if it had had any more sugar I would have wanted to rinse my mouth with vinegar … Wiktionary
sickeningly — adv. Sickeningly is used with these adjectives: ↑familiar, ↑sweet … Collocations dictionary
Sickeningly — Sickening Sick en*ing, a. Causing sickness; specif., causing surfeit or disgust; nauseating. {Sick en*ing*ly}, adv. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sickeningly — adverb see sickening … New Collegiate Dictionary
sickeningly — See sickening. * * * … Universalium
sickeningly — adv. in a sickening manner, in a disgusting manner, nauseatingly, repulsively … English contemporary dictionary
sickeningly — sick·en·ing·ly … English syllables
sickeningly — See: sickening … English dictionary
sickeningly — adverb in a disgusting manner or to a disgusting degree the beggar was disgustingly filthy • Syn: ↑disgustingly, ↑distastefully, ↑revoltingly • Derived from adjective: ↑sickening, ↑revolting ( … Useful english dictionary
sickening — sickeningly, adv. /sik euh ning/, adj. causing or capable of causing sickness, esp. nausea, disgust, or loathing: sickening arrogance. [1715 25; SICKEN + ING2] Syn. nauseating, disgusting, loathsome. * * * … Universalium
