airsick

adjective

Definition of airsicknext
as in seasick

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  1. seasick
  2. nauseous
  3. carsick
  4. queasy
  5. woozy
  6. squeamish
  7. dizzy
Adjective
  • She’s returned with a little something for everyone: demonic house music, introspective soft rock, catchy post-punk, seasick sophisti-pop.
    Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 22 May 2024
  • But looking at the city and at Viñoly’s tenure here, the arc of his career points to something far larger than a few seasick rich folks swaying high above 57th Street.
    Ian Volner, Curbed, 6 Mar. 2023
Definition of seasick
Adjective
  • Jen Psaki accepted a piece of jerky, and, upon putting it in her mouth, looked nauseous, but was still too nice to protest.
    Brian Steinberg, Variety, 4 Nov. 2024
  • And feeling nauseous from a few minutes of passenger princess phone tasks straight-up sucks.
    Lauren Mazzo, SELF, 27 Sep. 2024
Definition of nauseous
Adjective
  • To reach the house, visitors drive up the dark, narrow mountain road hemmed in on both sides by foliage, before arriving, slightly carsick, slightly confused, at the low-slung residence with a modest roofline.
    Kristina Linnea Garcia, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Mar. 2024
  • While carpooling to school, he gets stuck in the middle seat and feels carsick.
    Peter C. Baker, The New Yorker, 23 Jan. 2023
Definition of carsick
Adjective
  • The movie Sundown was shot on location in Texarkana, Tex., and features many locals in small parts, imbuing the movie with a queasy realism.
    Declan Gallagher and Chris Bellamy, EW.com, 31 Oct. 2024
  • But there’s also a pathos to the character that makes his queasy deal easier to stomach.
    Hershal Pandya, Vulture, 28 Oct. 2024
Definition of queasy
Adjective
  • In Jack Antonoff’s hands, what Malin envisioned as a hard-charging rock number becomes a woozy, atmospheric trip immersed in reverb and layered vocals, and sets the tone for an album where reinvention is encouraged.
    Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 21 Sep. 2024
  • Music City then was always woozy from two shots of rot gut whiskey and an angry call from a jilted lover across town.
    Keith Sharon, USA TODAY, 2 Sep. 2024
Definition of woozy
Adjective
  • The segment never lives up to that hype, but the sight of Homer self-cannibalizing himself is sure to make some Simpsons viewers squeamish.
    Joshua Kurp, Vulture, 4 Nov. 2024
  • Horror films still offer a path to profitability on low budgets that no other genre can claim, which is why even the most squeamish filmmakers should celebrate the remarkable box-office success demonstrated by Damien Leone’s gory saga of the depraved Art the Clown.
    Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 25 Oct. 2024
Definition of squeamish
Adjective
  • What perfect table setting for a famous comedian, just a few days later, to serve up anachronistic jokes on live TV aimed at dizzy broads and their hooters.
    Joe Berkowitz, Vulture, 10 Nov. 2024
  • My pulse kept racing; my mouth went dry and prickly; dizzy spells came on.
    George Packer, The Atlantic, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of dizzy
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