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sickening

sick·en·ing

sickening

 
pronunciation:
sI k nIng
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part of speech: adjective
definition 1: causing or able to cause illness, esp. nausea.
The sickening smell in the room caused even one of the medics to be ill.
synonyms:
nauseating, nauseous
similar words:
baneful, noisome, noxious, offensive, pernicious
definition 2: disgusting; loathsome; distasteful.
The cruelty with which this child was treated is sickening.
synonyms:
disgusting, execrable, loathsome, offensive, repellent, repugnant, repulsive, revolting, vile
similar words:
abhorrent, abominable, disagreeable, distasteful, foul, gross, mawkish, nasty, nauseous, noisome, odious, sordid
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derivation: sickeningly (adv.)