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queasy

[kwee-zee]

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adjective, quea·si·er, quea·si·est.

inclined to or feeling nausea, as the stomach, a person, etc.; nauseous; nauseated.

tending to cause nausea; nauseating.

uneasy or uncomfortable, as feelings, the conscience, etc.

squeamish; excessively fastidious.

Also, especially British, quea·zy.

Origin:
1425–75; late Middle English qweysy, coisi, of uncertain origin

Related forms

quea·si·ly, adverb

quea·si·ness, noun

Can be confused: quasi, queasy.

Synonyms
3. upset, troubled, anxious, worried.

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queasy (ˈkwiːzɪ)

—*adj* , -sier, -siest
1.	having the feeling that one is about to vomit; nauseous
2.	feeling or causing uneasiness: a queasy conscience

[C15: of uncertain origin]

'queasily

—*adv*

'queasiness

—n

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Word Origin & History

queasy

1459, coysy, possibly from O.N. kveisa "boil," perhaps influenced by Anglo-Fr. queisier, from O.Fr. coisier "to wound, hurt, make uneasy," from the same Gmc. root as kveisa. But history is obscure and evidences of development are wanting.

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Medical Dictionary

queasy quea·sy or quea·zy (kwē'zē)
adj. quea·si·er or quea·zi·er, quea·si·est or quea·zi·est