queasy C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˈkwizi/ UK /ˈkwiːzi/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj feeling nauseous or uneasy in the stomach The rolling of the ship left him queasy all morning. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · feeling nauseous or uneasy... nauseoussickillunsettledsqueamishbilious ↔ Opposites settledcomfortablewell Word family Forms queasiness Derived forms queasinessqueasily Etymology AI details 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 View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # 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 - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown