"to a sickening extent," Latin, literally "to sickness," from ad "to" (see ad-) + nauseam, accusative of nausea (see nausea). Especially of the disgust aroused by wearisome repetition.
he played the song ad nauseam
-ad
ad hoc
ad hominem
ad infinitum
ad lib
ad nauseam
ad valorem
Ada
adage
adagio
Adam