queasy

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Alternative spellings 1.2 Etymology 1.3 Pronunciation 1.4 Adjective 1.4.1 Translations 1.4.2 Derived terms

[edit] English

[edit] Alternative spellings

• queazy

[edit] Etymology

From Middle English coysy, possibly from Old Norse kveisa (“‘boil’”) ( > Norwegian kveise/kvise), perhaps influenced by Anglo-Norman queisier, from Old French coisier (“‘to wound, hurt, make uneasy’”).

[edit] Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -iːzi

[edit] Adjective

queasy (comparative queasier, superlative queasiest)

1. experiencing or causing nausea or uneasiness, often characterized by an unsettled stomach
2. easily troubled; squeamish

[edit] Translations

[edit] Derived terms

• queasily
• queasiness