nauseously
nauseously adverb: in a nauseous manner.
Adverb
nauseously (comparative more nauseously, superlative most nauseously)
- In a nauseous manner.
- Otherwise, the films of Cassavetes were always more praised than seen and some of the fulsome tributes to him when he died in 1989 were nauseously hypocritical.2000 July 5, “The naked truth”, in The Guardian
- Perhaps it’s more accurate to say I’m nauseously optimistic, because, to be candid, I go into the next five weeks feeling a bit sick to my stomach.2024 October 1, Robert Reich, “Donald Trump is gaining on Kamala Harris in the polls. I have some theories why”, in The Guardian
Forms of nauseously
| comparative | more nauseously |
|---|---|
| superlative | most nauseously |
Origin of nauseously
From nauseous + -ly.
Questions about nauseously
- What does nauseously mean?
- Nauseously means in a nauseous manner.
- What part of speech is nauseously?
- Nauseously is an adverb.
Words near nauseously in the dictionary
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