sickeningly

[US]/ˈsɪkənɪŋli/
[UK]/ˈsɪkənɪŋli/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adv. in a disgustingly, envy-inducing, uncomfortably, shockingly, or angrily manner.

Phrases & Collocations

sickeningly sweet

sickeningly rich

sickeningly cheesy

sickeningly predictable

sickeningly perfect

Example Sentences

The movie was sickeningly violent.

She felt sickeningly anxious before the exam.

The smell in the room was sickeningly sweet.

The news was sickeningly tragic.

Her behavior was sickeningly arrogant.

The food was sickeningly greasy.

The room was sickeningly hot.

The music was sickeningly loud.

The color was sickeningly bright.

The joke was sickeningly inappropriate.

Real-world Examples

I writhed in the grip of the fiery torture, the movement making the pain in my leg flare sickeningly.

Source: Twilight: Eclipse

The cracked concrete impacted sickeningly against Gagarin's forehead, leaving him permanently scarred.

Source: Biography of Famous Historical Figures

Harry's insides plummeted sickeningly. They were trapped, and outnumbered two to one.

Source: 5. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

That is the most sickeningly sweet thing I have ever experienced.

Source: The Big Bang Theory (Video Version) Season 5

The afternoon sun, slanting low through the newly leaved trees, spun sickeningly for a few moments in a swirl of gold and green.

Source: Gone with the Wind

It all came back to her, the sickeningly hot day of the baby's birth, the agony of fear, the flight and Rhett's desertion.

Source: Gone with the Wind

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