queasy
[kwee-zee]
- inclined to or feeling nausea, as the stomach, a person, etc.; nauseous; nauseated.
- tending to cause nausea; nauseating.
- uneasy or uncomfortable, as feelings, the conscience, etc.
- squeamish; excessively fastidious.
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Also especially British, quea·zy.
Origin of queasy
1425–75; late Middle English qweysy, coisi, of uncertain origin
Synonyms
See more synonyms for queasy on Thesaurus.com3. upset, troubled, anxious, worried.
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Examples from the Web for queasy
Contemporary Examples
Surely all this graphic talk of gastrointestinal distress is making you queasy.
In any event, the advice is queasy and muddy: what exactly are reformed Republicans supposed to say about marriage equality?
Here, we examine its origins—a queasy history of violence and sexuality.
An ad for the attempted “male” oven, the Queasy Bake Cookerator.
Introduce the concept of King Charles and Queen Camilla, and the numbers go into a tail-spin (even I get queasy).
Historical Examples
Something indefinable, a queasy feeling, took Beardsley about the middle.
We're Friends, NowHenry Hasse
But midway the eighteenth century they were not so queasy–stomached.
Tobias SmollettOliphant Smeaton
She turned ashen about the mouth, and a queasy feeling sickened her.
What Will People Say?Rupert Hughes
It was like pressing upon a queasy invalid the sweets which had made him sick.
Rest HarrowMaurice Hewlett
Sir John waited at his hotel for Queasy, who had promised to call to let him know when the ladies f would go to Tunbridge.
Tales And Novels, Volume 4 (of 10)Maria Edgeworth
queasy
- having the feeling that one is about to vomit; nauseous
- feeling or causing uneasinessa queasy conscience
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Word Origin
C15: of uncertain origin
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Word Origin and History for queasy
adj.
mid-15c., kyse, coysy, of uncertain origin, possibly from a Scandinavian source, cf. Old Norse kveisa "boil," perhaps influenced by Anglo-French queisier, from Old French coisier "to wound, hurt, make uneasy," which seems to be from the same Germanic root as kveisa. But the history is obscure and evidences of development are wanting. Related: Queasily; queasiness.
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Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
queasy
- Experiencing nausea.
- Easily nauseated.
- Causing nausea; sickening.
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