variants
or less commonly queazy
queasier; queasiest
1
a
: causing nausea
queasy motion
b
: suffering from nausea : nauseated
2
: full of doubt : hazardous
Synonyms
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.
Recent Examples on the Web
Jacobs-Jenkins’s 2013 play takes place during a queasy reunion of three adult siblings at the former plantation in Arkansas that belonged to their recently deceased father — and, if anything, the past ten years have only taken a whetstone to the story’s blade.
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Sara Holdren, Vulture, 16 June 2024
Toast, bananas, and applesauce can soothe queasy bellies, too.
—Lisa Milbrand, Parents, 13 June 2024
Such statements led to denunciations from more moderate Civil Rights forces just as comparisons of Israelis to genocidal regimes are making more moderate liberals queasy today.
—Richard Fausset, New York Times, 4 May 2024
Add to that the West’s attempt to assuage its guilt with a trickle of aid while selling arms to Israel and refusing to call for an immediate ceasefire, and anyone with an ounce of humanity is feeling queasy.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 1 May 2024
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Sara Holdren, Vulture, 16 June 2024
Toast, bananas, and applesauce can soothe queasy bellies, too.
—Lisa Milbrand, Parents, 13 June 2024
Such statements led to denunciations from more moderate Civil Rights forces just as comparisons of Israelis to genocidal regimes are making more moderate liberals queasy today.
—Richard Fausset, New York Times, 4 May 2024
Add to that the West’s attempt to assuage its guilt with a trickle of aid while selling arms to Israel and refusing to call for an immediate ceasefire, and anyone with an ounce of humanity is feeling queasy.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 1 May 2024
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“Queasy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/queasy. Accessed 2 Jul. 2024.
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