variants
or less commonly queazy
queasier; queasiest
1
a
: causing nausea
queasy motion
b
: suffering from nausea : nauseated
2
: full of doubt : hazardous
Examples of queasy in a Sentence
The boat ride made me a little queasy.
She complained of a queasy stomach.
He feels queasy about taking the test.
She had the queasy feeling that she was being watched.
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Britain has watched President Trump’s tariffs with a mix of shock, fascination and queasy recognition.
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Mark Landler, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2025
Feeling queasy, Frank tried to stumble back to the base, but collapsed somewhere along the way.
—Maddy Crowell, Harpers Magazine, 28 Mar. 2025
Shooting digitally — Soderbergh was an early digital convert, and once again serves as his own cinematographer and editor — the director favors a slightly queasy clinical quality in his lighting when a scene’s uneasiness calls for it.
—Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 13 Mar. 2025
And the emotional roller coaster was enough to leave him a tad queasy.
—Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 19 Feb. 2025
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Mark Landler, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2025
Feeling queasy, Frank tried to stumble back to the base, but collapsed somewhere along the way.
—Maddy Crowell, Harpers Magazine, 28 Mar. 2025
Shooting digitally — Soderbergh was an early digital convert, and once again serves as his own cinematographer and editor — the director favors a slightly queasy clinical quality in his lighting when a scene’s uneasiness calls for it.
—Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 13 Mar. 2025
And the emotional roller coaster was enough to leave him a tad queasy.
—Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 19 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for queasy
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“Queasy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/queasy. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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