queasy

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6
Pronunciation
/ˈkwiː.zi/

Definition of queasy

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

adj

  1. 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.”
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adj

  1. 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.”
  2. Easily troubled; squeamish.

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Etymology

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”).

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