QUEASY


Meaning of QUEASY in English

adjective

also quea·zy ˈkwēzē, -zi

( -er/-est )

Etymology: Middle English coysy, qwesye, quasy

1. : full of doubt : unsettled , hazardous

last week's queasy market — Time

the lightly rooted life upon one queasy planet — D.C.Peattie

2.

a. : causing nausea : nauseating

queasy motion of the waves

a queasy mess upon the plate

b. : tending to be sick at the stomach : nauseated

3.

a. : causing qualms or uneasiness

b.

(1) : easily disturbed : delicate , fastidious , squeamish

a queasy conscience

(2) : experiencing a feeling of uneasiness : ill at ease

how queasy we become in the presence of anyone who supposes that he has “charm,” when he really has none — Clifford Bax

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.