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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So too does the actual action, which moves from cartoonishly fun to grim and queasy with nary a step in between.
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Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 8 Mar. 2025
The mood conjured by Gray Alys and Boyce’s journey is a queasy one, in keeping with the hybrid nature of the setting.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 6 Mar. 2025
Musk's close involvement with the Trump administration has made some investors queasy as Tesla's stock has tumbled recently.
—April Rubin, Axios, 28 Feb. 2025
Some Republicans want to cut taxes; others want to reduce the federal deficit; still others are queasy about big cuts to social welfare programs.
—Margot Sanger-Katz, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2025
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Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 8 Mar. 2025
The mood conjured by Gray Alys and Boyce’s journey is a queasy one, in keeping with the hybrid nature of the setting.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 6 Mar. 2025
Musk's close involvement with the Trump administration has made some investors queasy as Tesla's stock has tumbled recently.
—April Rubin, Axios, 28 Feb. 2025
Some Republicans want to cut taxes; others want to reduce the federal deficit; still others are queasy about big cuts to social welfare programs.
—Margot Sanger-Katz, New York Times, 21 Feb. 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 21 Mar. 2025.
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