vomitous

English

Etymology

From vomit +‎ -ous.

Pronunciation

• Homophone: vomitus

Adjective

vomitous (comparative more vomitous, superlative most vomitous)

1. (US) Characteristic of, or causing one to vomit.
   • 2020, Hilary Mantel, The Mirror and the Light, Fourth Estate, page 386:

     Their communications from the peace talks are vomitous torrents of insult and threat.

Hyponyms

• (characteristic of, or causing one to vomit): disgusting, loathsome, nauseating, nauseous, odious, repugnant

References

• “vomitous”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.