queasy

adjective

quea·​sy ˈkwē-zē How to pronounce queasy (audio)
variants or less commonly queazy
queasier; queasiest
1
a
: causing nausea
queasy motion
b
: suffering from nausea : nauseated
2
: full of doubt : hazardous
3
a
: causing uneasiness
(2)
: ill at ease
queasily adverb
queasiness noun

Examples of queasy in a Sentence

The boat ride made me a little queasy. She complained of a queasy stomach. He feels queasy about taking the test. She had the queasy feeling that she was being watched.
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One year after sweating out whether or not their two-time national champion coach would accept an offer to coach LeBron James and the L.A. Lakers, Huskies fans may be feeling just a little queasy after the New York Knicks fired head coach Tom Thibodeau on Tuesday. Kels Dayton, Hartford Courant, 4 June 2025 This builds to a third act that is nicely queasy in atmosphere but frustrating on a narrative and character level as Kowalski reaches for a murkily ambiguous conclusion that just winds up feeling underpowered and cold to the touch. Jessica Kiang, Variety, 30 May 2025 Accepting a lavish gift from the Persian Gulf nation makes even some stolid Trump allies queasy because of Qatar’s record of abuses against its Shiite Muslim minority and its funding of Hamas, the militant group whose attack on Israel touched off a prolonged war in the region. Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2025 The controversy offers a strange, queasy fate for Snow White, one of Disney’s most foundational films. Constance Grady, Vox, 21 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for queasy

Word History

Etymology

Middle English coysy, qwesye

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Time Traveler
The first known use of queasy was in the 15th century

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“Queasy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/queasy. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.

Kids Definition

queasy

adjective
quea·​sy
variants also queazy
queasier; queasiest
1
: somewhat nauseated
the boat ride made me queasy
2
: full of doubt
queasy about taking the test
queasily adverb
queasiness noun

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