nauseating

[ naw-zee-ey-ting, -zhee-, -see-, -shee- ]

adjective

causing sickness of the stomach; nauseous.
such as to cause contempt, disgust, loathing, etc.: I had to listen to the whole nauseating story.

Origin of nauseating

First recorded in 1635–45; nauseat(e) + -ing²

Part of that is surely just the sort of flattery for which the Senate is nauseatingly well-known.
Ted Cruz Might Just Have Won the Future for the GOP | Nick Gillespie | September 25, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST
My common-law husband and I have been nauseatingly in love for twelve years.
Why I Choose to Be Child-Free: Readers Share Their Stories | Harry Siegel | February 27, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST
The moments of levity and convincing depravity make the film both entertaining and nauseatingly voyeuristic.
Joaquin Phoenix's Gonzo Act | Gina Piccalo | September 8, 2010 | THE DAILY BEAST
His alcohol-laden breath reached her nauseatingly and she turned her head aside.
Rimrock Trail | J. Allan Dunn
And he said nothing when still a third nurse came his way; a woman who was callid, complaisant, and nauseatingly nymphomaniac.
This Crowded Earth | Robert Bloch

Outraged at the deed caused by Hjrdis, the timid Dagny gives her the lie when Gunnar's feat is again nauseatingly dwelt upon.
Iconoclasts | James Huneker
The squalidness of the town he had left so tumultuously struck upon his memory nauseatingly.
The Gringos | B. M. Bower
Don't be nauseatingly saccharine, for that's just about as bad as getting mad about it.
The College Freshman's Don't Book | George Fullerton Evans

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