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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Even a not-so-big city like Oslo (pop. 700,000, curfew 3 a.m.) might spark the same feeling—a queasy combination of glamour and isolation, arrogance and melancholy.
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Pitchfork, 2 Dec. 2025
But a queasy discussion between Doc and Preacher, regarding whether good and evil exist outside the realm of scientific rationalism, only further clouds what never quite comes into focus as a religious parable.
—Dennis Harvey, Variety, 20 Nov. 2025
The idea that doctors with substance use issues could be treating patients, and that those patients would never know it, makes critics queasy.
—Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 30 Oct. 2025
Taut and well-acted as this queasy little thriller can be, its unflinching tale of corporate authoritarianism is much too streamlined to reflect the emotional truth of watching totalitarianism in motion.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 28 Oct. 2025
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Pitchfork, 2 Dec. 2025
But a queasy discussion between Doc and Preacher, regarding whether good and evil exist outside the realm of scientific rationalism, only further clouds what never quite comes into focus as a religious parable.
—Dennis Harvey, Variety, 20 Nov. 2025
The idea that doctors with substance use issues could be treating patients, and that those patients would never know it, makes critics queasy.
—Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 30 Oct. 2025
Taut and well-acted as this queasy little thriller can be, its unflinching tale of corporate authoritarianism is much too streamlined to reflect the emotional truth of watching totalitarianism in motion.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 28 Oct. 2025
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 15 Dec. 2025.
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