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vomitous

American  
[vom-i-tuhs] / ˈvɒm ɪ təs /

adjective

  1. of, relating to, or causing vomiting.

  2. Informal. repugnant; disgusting; nauseating.

    vomitous business methods.


vomitous British  
/ ˈvɒmɪtəs /

adjective

  1. arousing feelings of disgust

    a vomitous ending

  2. relating or connected to feeling or being sick

    a vomitous night on the town

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of vomitous

First recorded in 1950–55; vomit + -ous

Example Sentences

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It’s true, some recent experiments of this ilk from other purveyors aren’t all chardonnay and roses: A wine infused with marigold tastes thin and slightly vomitous; a cornflower tea is reminiscent of peat moss.

From New York Times • Mar. 1, 2022

Its light devolving from green to a pulsing, vomitous red.

From Slate • Aug. 28, 2021

And whatever is revealed in the course of the investigation — no matter how vomitous — will fall just short of an impeachable offense.

From Washington Post • Oct. 31, 2019

Von Trier’s picture is described as vile, vomitous and vacuous.

From The Guardian • Dec. 3, 2018

It’s sad to think any American, much less any neighbor of ours, would expel such vomitous bile at another human being, much less a mass of them.

From Washington Times • Jul. 26, 2017

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