Meaning & use
Sickeningly
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To a disgusting, nauseating, or excessive degree.
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The room smelled sickeningly of stale smoke and spilled beer.
He was sickeningly polite to the boss while mocking him behind his back.
A note on using this word
Often used hyperbolically to intensify something unpleasant or excessive, as in 'sickeningly sweet' or 'sickeningly rich.'
Words with a similar meaning
disgustinglynauseatingly
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