Local English word record

sickening

adjective · 1 sense

causing or able to cause nausea

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Examples

  • a nauseating smell
  • nauseous offal
  • a sickening stench

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Synonyms

nauseating, nauseous, noisome, queasy, loathsome, offensive, vile

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