Sickeningly

adv

adv ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    In a manner to sicken. figuratively, sometimes

    "The punch was sickeningly sweet; if it had had any more sugar I would have wanted to rinse my mouth with vinegar."

Adverb
  1. 1
    in a disgusting manner or to a disgusting degree wordnet

Example

More examples

"People are sickeningly jealous of all Capricorns because they can't be them."

Etymology

From sickening + -ly.

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