Queasy Definition

kwēzē
queasier, queasiest, queasy
adjective
queasiest, queasier
Affected with nausea.
Webster's New World
Easily nauseated.
American Heritage Medicine
Causing nausea.
Webster's New World
Causing or feeling discomfort; uneasy.
Webster's New World
Uneasy; troubled.
American Heritage Medicine
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Other Word Forms of Queasy

Adjective

Base Form:
queasy
Comparative:
queasier
Superlative:
queasiest

Origin of Queasy

  • 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").

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English coisy perhaps of Scandinavian origin

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Queasy Sentence Examples

  • A queasy feeling began in her stomach.

  • If public speaking makes you queasy, practice reading in front of supportive friends or family members.

  • Some pregnant women feel a bit queasy, while others experience vomiting.

  • For example, if you always eat pepperoni pizza before your cardio workouts, and you always end up feeling a bit queasy, it might be time to try a different pre-workout meal.

  • The orange glow over the city makes the sky look queasy.

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Words Starting With

QQUQUE

Words Ending With

YSYASY

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queasy

Words Starting With Q and Ending With Y

Starts With Q & Ends With YStarts With QU & Ends With YStarts With Q & Ends With SY

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6 Letter Words6 Letter Words Starting With Q6 Letter Words Ending With Y