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- quea·sy || 'kwɪËzɪ adj. nauseating, sickening; nauseous, sickened; feeling regretful; finicky, picky, choosy; meticulous, strict
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queasy — queasily, adv. queasiness, n. /kwee zee/, adj., queasier, queasiest. 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… … Universalium
queasy — [[t]kwi͟ːzi[/t]] queasier, queasiest 1) ADJ GRADED If you feel queasy or if you have a queasy stomach, you feel rather ill, as if you are going to be sick. [INFORMAL] He was very prone to seasickness and already felt queasy. Derived words:… … English dictionary
queasy — adjective (queasier, queasiest) 1》 nauseous. ↘inducing nausea. 2》 slightly nervous or worried. Derivatives queasily adverb queasiness noun Origin ME queisy, coisy, of uncertain origin; perh. related to OFr. coisier to hurt … English new terms dictionary
queasy — UK [ˈkwiːzɪ] / US [ˈkwɪzɪ] adjective Word forms queasy : adjective queasy comparative queasier superlative queasiest feeling that you are going to vomit (= get rid of food from your stomach through your mouth) … English dictionary
queasy — /ˈkwizi / (say kweezee) adjective (queasier, queasiest) 1. inclined to nausea, as the stomach, a person, etc. 2. tending to cause nausea, as articles of food. 3. uneasy or uncomfortable, as feelings, the conscience, etc. 4. squeamish; excessively …
queasily — queasy ► ADJECTIVE (queasier, queasiest) 1) feeling sick; nauseous. 2) slightly nervous or uneasy. DERIVATIVES queasily adverb queasiness noun. ORIGIN perhaps related to Old French coisier to hurt … English terms dictionary
queasiness — queasy ► ADJECTIVE (queasier, queasiest) 1) feeling sick; nauseous. 2) slightly nervous or uneasy. DERIVATIVES queasily adverb queasiness noun. ORIGIN perhaps related to Old French coisier to hurt … English terms dictionary
queasy — ► ADJECTIVE (queasier, queasiest) 1) feeling sick; nauseous. 2) slightly nervous or uneasy. DERIVATIVES queasily adverb queasiness noun. ORIGIN perhaps related to Old French coisier to hurt … English terms dictionary
queasy — [kwē′zē] adj. queasier, queasiest [Late ME qwesye < Gmc echoic base, as in LowG dial. quesen, to grumble, grouse] 1. causing nausea 2. affected with nausea 3. squeamish; qualmish; easily nauseated or disgusted 4. causing or feeling discomfort; … English World dictionary
