queasy

adjective

quea·​sy ˈkwē-zē 

variants or less commonly queazy

queasier; queasiest

1

a

: causing nausea

queasy motion

b

: suffering from nausea : nauseated

2

: full of doubt : hazardous

3

a

: causing uneasiness

b(1)

: delicate, squeamish

(2)

: ill at ease

queasily

ˈkwē-zə-lē 

adverb

queasiness

ˈkwē-zē-nəs 

noun

Synonyms of queasy

• sick
• squeamish
• nauseous

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.

Recent Examples on the Web

The presence of his mom Gabrielle/Sophia (Jennifer Ehle, going a little overboard with the accent) serves as a distraction and brings up some queasy stuff. —Randy Myers, Mercury News, 3 June 2026

The Professor continued, oblivious to my queasy sense of déjà vu. —Eric Ries, Fortune, 26 May 2026

And, in the aftermath of a stomach-churning stick-up that twisted my guts with the queasy horror of a repressed memory, Gary is given a week to make the problem go away. —David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 16 May 2026

But, at a Cabinet meeting in Downing Street on Tuesday morning, Starmer refused to step down, leaving British politics in that queasy, all-too-familiar zone in which no one knows what is happening and none of the possible futures looks particularly appetizing. —Sam Knight, New Yorker, 14 May 2026

Word History

Etymology

Middle English coysy, qwesye

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Rhymes for queasy

• marchese
• speakeasy
• uneasy
• breezy
• cheesy
• easy
• sleazy
• wheezy

Kids Definition

queasy

adjective

quea·​sy

variants also queazy

ˈkwē-zē 

queasier; queasiest

1

: somewhat nauseated

the boat ride made me queasy

2

: full of doubt

queasy about taking the test

queasily

-zə-lē 

adverb

queasiness

-zē-nəs 

noun