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vomitous

[ vom-i-tuhs ]

adjective

  1. of, relating to, or causing vomiting.
  2. Informal. repugnant; disgusting; nauseating:

    vomitous business methods.



vomitous

/ ˈɒɪə /

adjective

  1. arousing feelings of disgust

    a vomitous ending

  2. relating or connected to feeling or being sick

    a vomitous night on the town

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of vomitous1

First recorded in 1950–55; vomit + -ous
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It’s true, some recent experiments of this ilk from other purveyors aren’t all chardonnay and roses: A wine infused with marigold tastes thin and slightly vomitous; a cornflower tea is reminiscent of peat moss.

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Rittenhouse tried to keep going, gesticulating with his arms but speaking in a vomitous retch.

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In the last month or so, we've seen an unusually high volume of vomitous rhetorical spew coming from both elected Republican politicians and conservative media figures.

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Its light devolving from green to a pulsing, vomitous red.

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Some of the flavors can be off-putting — when one’s palate is expecting the bite of a nice frosty, slightly bitter IPA or lager, the concept of a beer rippling with notes of coconut, vanilla and milk chocolate can sound a little vomitous.

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