variants
or less commonly queazy
queasier; queasiest
1
a
: causing nausea
queasy motion
b
: suffering from nausea : nauseated
2
: full of doubt : hazardous
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.
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Patrick Cook found in Herod the strain of queasy lyricism that Siegel missed at the Met.
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Alex Ross, New Yorker, 19 May 2025
Then there’s carmine, which makes some consumers queasy because the reddish pigment comes from cochineal insects.
—Tribune News Service, Twin Cities, 19 May 2025
The year after Ocean Eleven's release, the actor directed his first film, the dark and queasy Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (2002).
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 3 May 2025
So when the president says the bond markets got queasy, and that was part of his decision in delaying these reciprocal tariffs, what does that say to you?
—CBS News, 13 Apr. 2025
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Alex Ross, New Yorker, 19 May 2025
Then there’s carmine, which makes some consumers queasy because the reddish pigment comes from cochineal insects.
—Tribune News Service, Twin Cities, 19 May 2025
The year after Ocean Eleven's release, the actor directed his first film, the dark and queasy Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (2002).
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 3 May 2025
So when the president says the bond markets got queasy, and that was part of his decision in delaying these reciprocal tariffs, what does that say to you?
—CBS News, 13 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for queasy
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“Queasy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/queasy. Accessed 2 Jun. 2025.
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