queasy

[ kwee-zee ]

adjective

, quea·si·er, quea·si·est.

1. inclined to or feeling nausea, as the stomach, a person, etc.; nauseous; nauseated.
2. tending to cause nausea; nauseating.
3. uneasy or uncomfortable, as feelings, the conscience, etc.

   Synonyms: worried, anxious, upset

4. squeamish; excessively fastidious.

queasy

/ ˈkwiːzɪ /

adjective

1. having the feeling that one is about to vomit; nauseous
2. feeling or causing uneasiness

   a queasy conscience

Derived Forms

• ˈqueasily, adverb
• ˈqueasiness, noun

Other Words From

• queasi·ly adverb
• queasi·ness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of queasy¹

First recorded in 1425–75; late Middle English qweysy, coisi, of uncertain origin

Word History and Origins

Origin of queasy¹

C15: of uncertain origin

Example Sentences

If sharing that potentially personal information makes you feel queasy, you’re not alone.

From Popular-Science

It might leave you a little queasy, but there’s no denying it’s deliciously sour.

From Washington Post

Thus the simple images become as unsettling as their queasy colors.

From Washington Post

The new craft is designed with first-person flying in mind and it has gotten some technical upgrades to make the process seamless and less likely to make you queasy.

From Popular-Science

That makes me a bit queasy, especially when I consider the fates of so many other young artists who’ve connected with their even younger audiences on the level of brain chemistry.

From Time

Surely all this graphic talk of gastrointestinal distress is making you queasy.

From The Daily Beast

Yet financialism can leave voters feeling queasy, and candidates grasping for answers.

From The Daily Beast

In any event, the advice is queasy and muddy: what exactly are reformed Republicans supposed to say about marriage equality?

From The Daily Beast

Here, we examine its origins—a queasy history of violence and sexuality.

From The Daily Beast

An ad for the attempted “male” oven, the Queasy Bake Cookerator.

From The Daily Beast

He felt a queasy giddiness because there was no hand-railing at the outer lock door and he knew the depth of the fall outside.

From Project Gutenberg

Not that I would recommend it medicinally,—especially to persons of queasy stomachs, delicate nerves, and afflicted with bile.

From Project Gutenberg

The lurching billows of clouds made him queasy; he opened his Piper samples case and popped a pill into his mouth.

From Project Gutenberg

But midway the eighteenth century they were not so queasy–stomached.

From Project Gutenberg

He felt slightly queasy and wondered if he might be drowning.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• anxious
• fidgety
• groggy
• restless
• sickly
• squeamish
• uncomfortable
• uneasy