sickeningly
adverb
sickeningly is spelled S-I-C-K-E-N-I-N-G-L-Y: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 9 million words in written English, the 91,522nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, sickeningly means “In a manner to sicken” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in sickeningly?
| Letters | 11: S-I-C-K-E-N-I-N-G-L-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 9 million words; the 91,522nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is sickeningly?
Sickeningly appears about once in every 9 million words in written English, the 91,522nd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce sickeningly?
- US
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Wodencafe-sickeningly.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of sickeningly
- more sickeningly comparative
- most sickeningly superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does sickeningly mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
In a manner to sicken.
The punch was sickeningly sweet; if it had had any more sugar I would have wanted to rinse my mouth with vinegar.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does sickeningly come from?
From sickening + -ly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).