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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“Kieran’s scene-stealing presence and undeniable charm are perfect for Caesar Flickerman, the sickeningly watchable host of Panem’s darkest spectacle,” Lionsgate Motion Picture Group co-president Erin Westerman said in a press release.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 22, 2025
If you aren’t careful, you can end up with a pie that is sickeningly sweet . . . but not this one.
From Salon ● Nov. 9, 2023
The editorial did, however, sickeningly point out that part of the increase in the cost of care is because of advances in battlefield medicine.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 6, 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
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
