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nauseatingly

nauseatingly

3 7.0
In a way that makes you feel very disgusted or sick
  • adverb
  • /ˈnɔːziˌeɪtɪŋli/
translation icon : nauseantemente
  • In the Anglo countries, signals are nauseatingly dismal.
  • nauseatingly sweet

Examples

  • They still fought amongst themselves, but in their dealings with Yat Ho, they were almost nauseatingly friendly.

    Fiction book (1994)
  • It was nauseatingly sweet, but better than the smell of mother.

    Fiction book (1995)
  • Oh right, the purpose here is to be nauseatingly positive...

    Blog text (30)
  • All too many of those are just nauseatingly ignorant and fractally wrong.

    Blog text (16)
  • That, IMO, was monstrously perverse, nauseatingly European, and totally ridiculous.

    Blog text (20)
  • In The Pirate's Pleasure, Rose was the nauseatingly sweet maiden who won the love of the tormented Florian, freeing him from the grasp of the evil Lady of the Sea.

    Fiction book (1992)
  • Besides inheriting great wealth, Cedric Errol in Burnett's Little Lord Fauntleroy is nauseatingly blameless.

    Academic text (2001)
  • You could say that Leopold was worse because he should have known better—did, in fact, since he disguised himself with a lavish dose of nauseatingly humanitarian propaganda.

    Blog text (6)
  • The movie was filled with nauseatingly graphic scenes that made many viewers feel sick.

  • He described the event in such nauseatingly sweet detail that it left everyone rolling their eyes.

Synonyms

horribly
vsnauseatingly
126 3.5

In a very bad or shocking way

centres on disgust that can make someone feel sick
dreadfully
vsnauseatingly
18 4.4

Shows that something is very bad, unpleasant, or extreme

specifies strong disgust and possible physical sickness rather than general badness
disgustingly
vsnauseatingly
13 4.8

In a way that makes you feel sick or upset

emphasizes causing nausea or feeling physically sick in some cases
horrendously
vsnauseatingly
6 5.5

In a very bad or extreme way

specifies causing disgust and sometimes physical sickness
appallingly
vsnauseatingly
6 6.8

Makes people feel shocked or disgusted

focuses more on disgust that can also make one feel sick
unpleasantly
vsnauseatingly
5 2.7

In a way that makes you feel bad or uncomfortable

is stronger, often causing intense disgust or sometimes sickness
sickeningly
vsnauseatingly
4 7.3

In a way that makes you feel disgusted or want to throw up

is about extreme unpleasantness that can sometimes cause sickness
horridly
vsnauseatingly
1 7.0

In a very bad and unpleasant way

is used when unpleasantness reaches a level that may cause sickness
atrociously
vsnauseatingly
1 7.4

In a very bad or shocking way

highlights extreme unpleasantness that can include nausea
revoltingly
vsnauseatingly
1 7.7

In a way that causes strong disgust

focuses on physical sickness as a possible result rather than moral shock
repulsively
vsnauseatingly
1 7.2

In a way that causes strong disgust or dislike

leans more toward causing actual sick feelings rather than mere dislike
vilely
vsnauseatingly
1 8.2

In a very cruel and unfair way

focuses on causing physical nausea rather than moral judgment
nauseously
vsnauseatingly
6.5

In a way that makes you feel sick or disgusted

sometimes causes disgust and may make one feel sick
loathsomely
vsnauseatingly
9.1

In a way that makes people feel very disgusted or angry

is more about strong physical or sensory sickness than hatred
unpalatably
vsnauseatingly
7.9

In an unpleasant way, often because it tastes bad or is hard to accept

is more intense, often producing strong disgust or nausea
acridly
vsnauseatingly
8.6

In a sharp, unpleasant way that makes your nose or throat sting

covers stronger overall unpleasantness that can cause physical sickness
stinkingly
vsnauseatingly
8.1

In a way that smells very bad

is broader, often causing nausea beyond just bad smell

Antonyms

50 1.0

In a friendly and enjoyable way

How Nauseating

revoltingly
1 7.7
nauseatingly
3 7.0
disturbingly
14 5.3
unpleasantly
5 2.7

Surface Forms

nauseatingly positive

Morphology

nauseatingly = nauseating (transparent) = nauseate + ing + ly

The adverb is formed by the regular addition of '-ly' to the adjective 'nauseating', a standard and predictable process.

Etymology

Nauseatingly comes from nausea, an old word that meant 'sea-sickness', and it is from the same root as nautical ('about ships'). So, something done nauseatingly 'makes you feel sick' or very disgusted.