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; nauseate + -ing²

Related formsnau·se·at·ing·ly, adverbun·nau·se·at·ing, adjective

Usage note

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Examples from the Web for nauseatingly

Contemporary Examples of nauseatingly

Part of that is surely just the sort of flattery for which the Senate is nauseatingly well-known.
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Nick Gillespie
September 25, 2013
My common-law husband and I have been nauseatingly in love for twelve years.
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Harry Siegel
February 27, 2013
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

Historical Examples of nauseatingly

Everywhere outlines of objects wavered, changed melted, shrank with a steady and nauseatingly swift motion.
Raiders of the Universes
Donald Wandrei
The habits of the people are nauseatingly filthy, and the interiors of their dwellings must be seen to be appreciated.
Alaska
Ella Higginson
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
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