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queasy (kwē′zē)

adjective queasier -·sier, queasiest -·si·est

  1. causing nausea
  2. affected with nausea
  3. squeamish; qualmish; easily nauseated or disgusted
  4. causing or feeling discomfort; uneasy
  5. Archaic difficult to please; fastidious
  6. Archaic troublous; hazardous

Etymology: Late ME qwesye < Gmc echoic base, as in LowG dial. quesen, to grumble, grouse

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