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nauseous definition

nau·seous (s̸həs, -zē əs, -sē-)

adjective

  1. causing nausea; specif.,
    1. sickening
    2. disgusting
  2. feeling nausea; nauseated: usage objected to by some

Etymology: L nauseosus

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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