queasy stomach

  • 1queasy — [[t]kwi͟ːzi[/t]] queasier, queasiest 1) ADJ GRADED If you feel queasy or if you have a queasy stomach, you feel rather ill, as if you are going to be sick. [INFORMAL] He was very prone to seasickness and already felt queasy. Derived words:… …

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  • 2Queasy — Quea sy, a. [Icel. kweisa pain; cf. Norw. kveis sickness after a debauch.] 1. Sick at the stomach; affected with nausea; inclined to vomit; qualmish. [1913 Webster] 2. Fastidious; squeamish; delicate; easily disturbed; unsettled; ticklish. A… …

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  • 3stomach — n. digestive organ 1) to settle; turn, upset smb. s stomach 2) an empty; full; queasy; sour; strong; upset; weak stomach 3) a stomach aches, hurts 4) on an empty stomach inclination 5) to have no stomach for smt. * * * [ stʌmək] full hurts …

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  • 4stomach — noun 1 part of the body where food is digested ADJECTIVE ▪ empty, full ▪ You shouldn t drink wine on an empty stomach (= without eating food). ▪ dodgy (BrE, informal), queasy, upset …

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  • 5queasy — UK [ˈkwiːzɪ] / US [ˈkwɪzɪ] adjective Word forms queasy : adjective queasy comparative queasier superlative queasiest feeling that you are going to vomit (= get rid of food from your stomach through your mouth) …

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  • 6queasy — adj. Queasy is used with these nouns: ↑feeling, ↑stomach …

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  • 7queasy — queasily, adv. queasiness, n. /kwee zee/, adj., queasier, queasiest. 1. inclined to or feeling nausea, as the stomach, a person, etc.; nauseous; nauseated. 2. tending to cause nausea; nauseating. 3. uneasy or uncomfortable, as feelings, the… …

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  • 8queasy — adjective a) experiencing or causing nausea or uneasiness, often characterized by an unsettled stomach b) easily troubled; squeamish …

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  • 9queasy — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. nauseated; squeamish, uneasy; timid, fearful, apprehensive; finicky, skittish, jittery. See disease, fear. Ant., fearless, confident. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. nauseous, squeamish, sick to one s… …

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  • 10queasy — quea|sy [ kwizi ] adjective feeling that you are going to VOMIT (=get rid of food from your stomach through your mouth) …

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