quea·sy also quea·zy (kw  z)adj. quea·si·er also quea·zi·er, quea·si·est also quea·zi·est 1. Experiencing nausea; nauseated. 2. Easily nauseated. 3. Causing nausea; sickening: the queasy lurch of an airplane during a storm. 4. a. Causing uneasiness. b. Uneasy; troubled. 5. a. Easily troubled. b. Ill at ease; squeamish: "He is not queasy about depicting mass violence, in some circumstances, as a legitimate instrument of social transformation" (Shaul Bakhash). [Middle English coisy, perhaps of Scandinavian origin.] quea si·ly adv.quea si·ness n. |
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| Adv. | 1. | queasily - in a queasy manner; "`Do I have to remove the liver,' the medical student asked queasily" |
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