queasy
pronunciation
How to pronounce queasy in British English:
UK [ˈkwi:zi]
How to pronounce queasy in American English:
US [ˈkwizi]
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- Adjective:
- feeling nausea; feeling about to vomit
Word Origin
- queasy (adj.)
- mid-15c., kyse, coysy, of uncertain origin, possibly from a Scandinavian source, such as Old Norse kveisa "boil," perhaps influenced by Anglo-French queisier, from Old French coisier "to wound, hurt, make uneasy," which seems to be from the same Germanic root as kveisa. But the history is obscure and evidences of development are wanting. Related: Queasily; queasiness.
Example
- 1. This announcement makes me more than uneasy it makes me queasy too .
- 2. Central bankers are queasy about extending emergency-loan access to a new sector .
- 3. It is a question that makes many israelis queasy .
- 4. What helps : try over-the-counter meds for your queasy stomach .
- 5. Even if I sat down at the table hungry , I soon felt queasy .