NAUSEOUSLY

Etymology

Adverb

nauseously (comparative more nauseously, superlative most nauseously)

In a nauseous manner.

Source: Wiktionary


NAUSEOUS

Nau"seous, a. Etym: [L. nauseosus.]

Definition: Causing, or fitted to cause, nausea; sickening; loathsome; disgusting; exciting abhorrence; as, a nauseous drug or medicine.

– Nau"seous*ly, adv.

– Nau"seous*ness, n. The nauseousness of such company disgusts a reasonable man. Dryden.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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