queasy
Experiencing or causing nausea or uneasiness, often characterized by an unsettled stomachExperiencing or causing nausea or uneasiness, often characterized by an unsettled stomach.
» I felt a bit queasy.
Мене трохи нудило.
Meaning
2 sensesExperiencing or causing nausea or uneasiness, often characterized by an unsettled stomach.
übel, schlecht
causing or able to cause nausea
Easily troubled; squeamish.
empfindlich
оби́дчивыйobídčivyj, чувстви́тельныйčuvstvítelʹnyj
Examples
18 sentencesI felt a bit queasy.
Мене трохи нудило.
It made me queasy just thinking about it.
Tom had a queasy feeling in the pit of his stomach.
Tom looked a bit queasy.
Tom looks a bit queasy.
Translations
5 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 2
Origin
From Middle English coysy, possibly from Old Norse kveisa (“boil”) ( > Norwegian kveise/kvFrom 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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Forms
queasier, queasiestSynonyms
14 synonymsWord family
5 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form