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   queasy

   /ˈkwiːzi/

   adjective

   • 1. nauseous; feeling sick: "in the morning he was still pale and queasy"
   • ▪ inducing a feeling of nausea: "the queasy swell of the boat"
   • ▪ slightly nervous or worried about something.

   Word Origin late Middle Englishqueisy, coisy ‘causing nausea’, of uncertain origin; perhaps related to Old French coisier ‘to hurt’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. queasily adverb
   • 2. queasiness noun

   Scrabble Points: 18

   • Q

     10

   • U

     1

   • E

     1

   • A

     1

   • S

     1

   • Y

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