queasy

English

Alternative forms

• queazy

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”).

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -iːzi

Adjective

queasy (comparative queasier, superlative queasiest)

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

Translations

experiencing or causing nausea or uneasiness

Finnish: pahoinvoiva (fi), huonovointinen (fi) Dutch: misselijk (nl), walgelijk (nl) German: übel (de) Hungarian: émelygő (hu) Portuguese: enjoado

Russian: тошнотворный, испытывающий тошноту

easily troubled; squeamish

Russian: обидчивый (ru), чувствительный (ru) Dutch: teergevoelig (nl)

Derived terms

• queasily
• queasiness