Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sickeningly

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.03 in modern English

Syllables: sick-en-ing-ly
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a manner to sicken.

Example Sentences

"The punch was sickeningly sweet; if it had had any more sugar I would have wanted to rinse my mouth with vinegar."

Etymology

Etymology tree English sickening Middle English -ly English -ly English sickeningly From sickening + -ly.

Inflected Forms

more sickeningly (comparative) most sickeningly (superlative)

Synonyms

disgustingly distastefully revoltingly

Questions

What does sickeningly mean?: In a manner to sicken.
Where does sickeningly come from?: Etymology tree English sickening Middle English -ly English -ly English sickeningly From sickening + -ly.

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