vomitous
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8.7
- adjective
- /ˈvɑːmɪtəs/
:
vómito
- Today's are all vomitous.
Examples
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The kitchen had a vomitous smell that made everyone feel sick.
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I get a bit vomitous.
Fiction book (1999) -
A vomitous air freshener in the shape of a banana hanging from his rearview mirror only made matters worse.
Fiction book (1996) -
It was vomitous!
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That's just vomitous talk, Nigel—the poor bastards will relapse if you keep on that way.
Fiction book (1996) -
He couldn't eat the food because it was too vomitous for his taste.
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After reading the vomitous reviews, I decided not to see the movie.
Synonyms
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1.3
Causing a strong feeling of dislike or making you feel sick
280
2.3
Very unpleasant and making you feel sick or disgusted
52
4.1
A very unpleasant thing that shocks or disgusts you
50
5.1
That causes a strong feeling of wanting to vomit or of disgust
22
6.8
Not pleasant to taste or smell
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5.1
Making people feel sick or want to throw up
3
4.4
A smell or taste that makes you feel sick
1
6.5
Something that smells or tastes bad
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9.3
Covered in vomit or smelling strongly of it
Having a bad smell, taste, or look that makes you want to throw up
Feels unpleasant and gross, often sticky or smelly
Antonyms
How Disgusting
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word vomitous comes from the common word vomit, which means 'to throw up', plus the ending -ous, meaning 'full of' or 'likely to cause'. So vomitous literally means 'likely to make you throw up' and is used for something very disgusting or sickening.