queasy
adjective /ˈkwiːzi/
/ˈkwiːzi/
- feeling sick; wanting to vomit synonym nauseous
- Travelling by boat makes me queasy.
- His stomach still felt queasy and he was grateful for the fresh air.
- slightly nervous or worried about something
- Now she’d arrived she felt queasy inside.
Word Originlate Middle English queisy, coisy ‘causing nausea’, of uncertain origin; perhaps related to Old French coisier ‘to hurt’.