zi adverb
to a sickening or disgusting degree.
Origin:
< Latin: literally, to seasickness
< Latin: literally, to seasickness
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| —adv | |
| to a disgusting extent | |
| [Latin: to (the point of) nausea] | |
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Ad nauseam
is always a great word to know.
So is quincunx. Does it mean:
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
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Word Origin & History
ad nauseam
"to a sickening extent," 1610s, from L., lit. "to sickness."
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Cultural Dictionary
ad nauseam [(ad naw-zee-uhm)]To go on endlessly; literally, to continue “to seasickness”: “The candidate told us the details of how he overcame his childhood problems ad nauseam.”
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Idioms & Phrases
ad nauseam
To ridiculous excess, to a sickening degree. For example, I wish he'd drop the subject; we have heard about budget cuts ad nauseam. The term, Latin for "to [the point of] nausea," has been used in English since the early 1600s.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
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