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quea⋅sy
[kwee-zee]
–adjective, -si⋅er, -si⋅est.
| 1. | inclined to or feeling nausea, as the stomach, a person, etc.; nauseous; nauseated. |
| 2. | tending to cause nausea; nauseating. |
| 3. | uneasy or uncomfortable, as feelings, the conscience, etc. |
| 4. | squeamish; excessively fastidious. |
Origin:
1425–75; late ME qweysy, coisi, of uncert. orig.
1425–75; late ME qweysy, coisi, of uncert. orig.

Related forms:
quea⋅si⋅ly, adverb
quea⋅si⋅ness, noun
Synonyms:
3. upset, troubled, anxious, worried.
3. upset, troubled, anxious, worried.
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Queasy
Quea"sy\, a. [Icel. kweisa pain; cf. Norw. kveis sickness after a debauch.]1. Sick at the stomach; affected with nausea; inclined to vomit; qualmish. 2. Fastidious; squeamish; delicate; easily disturbed; unsettled; ticklish. " A queasy question." --Shak. Some seek, when queasy conscience has its qualms. --Cowper.
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Language Translation for : queasy
Spanish:
mareado, con náuseas,
German:
unwohl,
Japanese:
むかむかする
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.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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queasy quea·sy or quea·zy (kwē'zē)
adj. quea·si·er or quea·zi·er, quea·si·est or quea·zi·est
- Experiencing nausea; nauseated.
- Easily nauseated.
- Causing nausea; sickening.
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QUEASY
An early system on the IBM 701.
[Listed in CACM 2(5):16 (May 1959)].
(1995-01-25)
The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing, © 1993-2007 Denis Howe
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