queasy

C2+ Topic:Emotions & Feelings

US /ˈkwizi/ UK /ˈkwiːzi/ See IPA manual

adj

Meanings

1

adj
feeling nauseous or uneasy in the stomach

The rolling of the ship left him queasy all morning.

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Synonyms

1 adj · feeling nauseous or uneasy... nauseous sick ill unsettled squeamish bilious

Opposites

settled comfortable well

Word family

Forms queasiness

Derived forms queasinessqueasily

Etymology

From Middle English queisy, coysy, of uncertain origin; perhaps from Anglo-French queisier or related to Old French coisier ('to wound, hurt').

queisy Middle English

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# queasy

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** ˈkwizi
**IPA (UK):** ˈkwiːzi

## Meanings
1. feeling nauseous or uneasy in the stomach

## Examples
- The rolling of the ship left him queasy all morning.

## Synonyms
- nauseous
- sick
- ill
- unsettled
- squeamish
- bilious

## Antonyms
- settled
- comfortable
- well

## Derived Forms
- queasiness
- queasily

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: queisy

## Etymology
From Middle English queisy, coysy, of uncertain origin; perhaps from Anglo-French queisier or related to Old French coisier ('to wound, hurt').

## AI Etymology
Queasy is from Middle English queisy, coysy, of uncertain origin; perhaps from Anglo-French queisier or related to Old French coisier ('to wound, hurt'). Important recorded forms include queisy (Middle English). Morphologically, the ending or combining element turns the older base into the present English part of speech. Its earlier history remains partly uncertain, so the etymological chain is best treated cautiously. In current use it covers feeling nauseous or uneasy in the stomach. The wider family includes derived forms such as queasiness and queasily.

## Topics
- Emotions & Feelings
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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