sickening
adjective
causing or capable of causing sickness, especially nausea, disgust, or loathing.
sickeningly
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a word derived from
sickening.
Example Sentences
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If nothing else, the woman is sickeningly self-aware; she has to know that it's pointless to try to gain the jury's sympathy.
From Salon ● Mar. 30, 2023
The news of his passing on Wednesday at the sickeningly young age of 50 shocked the world of rugby.
From BBC ● Apr. 7, 2022
Five decades into hip-hop’s existence, it’s now routine for rappers to die sickeningly young, often just as their careers are taking off, like casualties of some cruel motif of Greek drama.
From New York Times ● Jan. 17, 2022
She initially was not considered for the complicated role of Nivens, but she said that the show’s producers envisioned “a sickeningly sweet Betty White type” for the part.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 31, 2021
A sickeningly sweet odor begins to invade my nostrils and I reach for the others, shouting for them to wake up.
From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins
