queasy

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quea·sy | \ ˈkwē-zē

variants: or less commonly queazy

queasier; queasiest

Definition of queasy

1a : causing nausea queasy motion

b : suffering from nausea : nauseated

2 : full of doubt : hazardous

3a : causing uneasiness

b(1) : delicate, squeamish

(2) : ill at ease

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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 on the Web Overseas, adversaries and allies alike will find a change in the American presidency entails queasier see-sawing than ever before. — The Economist, "The world intrudes The Democrats’ debate in Iowa covers foreign policy at last," 15 Jan. 2020 Yet Irving’s infamous mood swings, confirmed by his ex-teammates, which followed him from Cleveland to Boston to Brooklyn, are the unspoken concern that makes Nets officials queasy. — BostonGlobe.com, "I’m really kicking myself over this one. I had the basics correct in a column I wrote in this space back in July after he crossed over Boston one more time and bolted for Brooklyn in free agency.," 27 Nov. 2019 As regulators look increasingly askance at Big Tech, the very notion of blitzscaling raises competition and other concerns, which will make public investors yet more queasy. — The Economist, "WeWork shows why some venture capitalists are in a world of make-believe," 28 Sep. 2019 To heighten the impact of the guitar-bass-drums interaction, the band immersed itself in video images that mirrored the music, by turns violent, queasy, beautiful: Blood-red lava, inquisitive androids, mutant predators. — Greg Kot, chicagotribune.com, "Concert review: Tool fires up head-banging and hand-wringing at United Center," 25 Oct. 2019 But queasy science aside, a protein source that comes from a byproduct of a closed system is super valuable. — Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, "Would You Eat Meat Made from Air?," 13 Nov. 2019 The visual style is distinctive and moody, giving way from a sun-bright wedding day to the queasy and claustrophobic atmosphere inside the foreboding mansion. — Katie Walsh, San Diego Union-Tribune, "Review: ‘Ready or Not’ sacrifices horror for irony and laughs to skewer the 1 percent," 22 Aug. 2019 The visual style is distinctive and moody, giving way from a sun-bright wedding day to the queasy and claustrophobic atmosphere inside the foreboding mansion. — Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, "Review: ‘Ready or Not’ sacrifices horror for irony and laughs to skewer the 1 percent," 19 Aug. 2019 The visual style is distinctive and moody, giving way from a sun-bright wedding day to the queasy and claustrophobic atmosphere inside the foreboding mansion. — Katie Walsh, Detroit Free Press, "‘Ready or Not’ is too snarky to be scary," 19 Aug. 2019

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