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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Unlike the portraits in Newman’s book, which were painted to glorify their sitters, many of the images in the Epstein files have a queasy, destabilizing aspect.
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Sam Knight, New Yorker, 16 Feb. 2026
These details feel very Fennell: excessive, knowing, faintly queasy.
—Ana Gutierrez, Austin American Statesman, 11 Feb. 2026
Saccharine is more polished in its technical aspects than in its storytelling, from the queasy visuals (Sarroff shot Relic, as well as both Smile movies) and sickly lighting to composer Hannah Peel’s eerie synths to some impressively gnarly gore.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 3 Feb. 2026
Nominally in the spirit of ’90s from-hell thrillers, The Patient is a riveting character drama that offers some queasy white-knuckle suspense on the way to a thrilling climax.
—Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Jan. 2026
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Sam Knight, New Yorker, 16 Feb. 2026
These details feel very Fennell: excessive, knowing, faintly queasy.
—Ana Gutierrez, Austin American Statesman, 11 Feb. 2026
Saccharine is more polished in its technical aspects than in its storytelling, from the queasy visuals (Sarroff shot Relic, as well as both Smile movies) and sickly lighting to composer Hannah Peel’s eerie synths to some impressively gnarly gore.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 3 Feb. 2026
Nominally in the spirit of ’90s from-hell thrillers, The Patient is a riveting character drama that offers some queasy white-knuckle suspense on the way to a thrilling climax.
—Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Jan. 2026
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 28 Feb. 2026.
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