queasy
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queasy
- /ˈkwiː.zi/
Rhymes with -iːzi
Where it comes from
From Middle English coysy, possibly from Old Norse kveisa (“boil”) ( > Norwegian kveise/kvise), perhaps influenced by Anglo-Norman queisier, from Old French coisier (“to wound, hurt, make uneasy”).
adjective queasier · queasiest · queazy · queezy · queesy
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Experiencing or causing nausea or uneasiness, often characterized by an unsettled stomach.
She was in the middle of a gigantic breakfast of coffee and piles of toast, eggs and bacon and a tall glass of milk. It made him queasy to see all that food.
Similar: nauseated
- Easily troubled; squeamish.
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adj experiencing or causing nausea or uneasiness
| Español | nauseabundo, nauseoso |
|---|---|
| Português | enjoado |
| Français | nauséeux |
| Deutsch | übel, schlecht |
adj easily troubled; squeamish
| Deutsch | empfindlich |
|---|---|
| Русский | оби́дчивый obídčivyj, чувстви́тельный čuvstvítelʹnyj |
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title = {queasy},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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