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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 of queasy from the Web
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His wife, initially queasy about bodily fluids, learned to change bandages, colostomy bags and the feeding apparatus.
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The league would have to enjoy the idea of Vegas making it to the final in its first season as NHL fans from all over would tune in, but two very non-traditional markets (and one team without any true star power) could make some queasy.
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An on-screen graphic might highlight a queasy guest’s decision to advance to the 10th wing as an Old Spice Steel Courage Moment.
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Unsane doesn’t tease out the thread as long as other films of this type, but the sheer strength of its character work compacts a lot of queasy horror into a small space.
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What happens next is tawdry, predictable, queasy-making and also frequently funny, though not for the Swensons.
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Getty Images Wall Street’s roller coaster ride of the past week has made even veteran investors a bit queasy.
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The result is a shattering, queasy-making blend of fiction and nonfiction that will surely generate more discussion beyond the festival.
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That outcome still seems unlikely — no Division I school has had the NCAA’s harshest sentence imposed in 30 years — but the uncertainty surrounding U of L’s ultimate fate figures to make some coaching candidates queasy.
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Origin and Etymology of queasy
First Known Use: 15th century
in the meaning defined at sense 1a
See Words from the same yearqueasy Synonyms
Synonyms
aflutter, antsy, anxious, dithery, edgy, het up, hung up, ill at ease, insecure, jittery, jumpy, nervous, nervy, perturbed, tense, troubled, uneasy, unquiet, upset, uptight, worried;
Related Words
aggrieved, bothered, concerned, disquieted, distraught, distressed, disturbed, freaked, freaked-out, shook-up;
apprehensive, foreboding, hesitant, misgiving;
fretful, fretting, stewing, vexed;
flustered, twittered, undone, unnerved, unstrung;
Phrases
keyed up, on edge, on pins and needles, on tenterhooks;
QUEASY Defined for English Language Learners
Definition of queasy for English Language Learners
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: having a sick feeling in the stomach : suffering from nausea
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: having an unpleasantly nervous or doubtful feeling
QUEASY Defined for Kids
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