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queasily

queasily

1 7.1
In a way that shows you feel sick in the stomach
  • adverb
  • /ˈkwizəli/
translation icon : con desasosiego
  • It wobbles queasily.
  • remain queasily

Examples

  • The British premiere at the Arcola manages the paradoxical feat of now being sensationally successful in its queasily exhilarating portrait of the steamy underworld of celebrity journalism in 1950's America.

    Blog text (2)

  • "Wishful thinking, I guess," Charlotte grinned queasily.

    Fiction book (1998)

  • "Which is it?" he asked, a little queasily.

    Fiction book (2002)

  • "You frightened me," I said, drying myself slightly queasily.

    Fiction book (1998)

  • I crept queasily back to my office, determined more than ever to figure this out and get a hold of myself.

    Fiction book (1993)

  • Josh, meantime, queasily fingers Penguin's tattered clothes.

    Fiction book (1992)

  • As he stares at Gary, we zoom with a reverse dolly so that the background retreats queasily, but Gary remains dominant in frame.

    Fiction book (2001)

  • Peregrine gave a gasp and blinked his eyes hard, but the darkness remained, hovering queasily in the air like a screen of poisonous gas.

    Fiction book (1991)

  • The boat tipped queasily, throwing men against the gunwales, slamming them against iron davits, knocking them to the still quivering, shattered deck.

    Fiction book (1994)

  • After eating a questionable meal, she felt queasily for the rest of the day.

Synonyms

uncomfortably
vsqueasily
26 3.4

In a way that makes a person feel uncomfortable or awkward

is specific to stomach nausea and internal unease rather than general discomfort
uneasily
vsqueasily
19 4.2

In a worried or uncomfortable way

is about physical nausea and upset stomach rather than worry
squeamishly
vsqueasily
6.9

Shows discomfort or disgust when seeing unpleasant things

is about physical nausea and stomach disturbance rather than general disgust
nauseously
vsqueasily
6.5

In a way that makes you feel sick or disgusted

is milder and indicates slight stomach upset or unease

Antonyms

comfortably
19 1.3

With little worry and no stress

How Queasy

queasily
1 7.1
uneasily
19 4.2

Surface Forms

queasily positive

Morphology

queasily = queasy (transparent) = queasy + ly

Formed regularly from the adjective 'queasy' with the adverbial suffix '-ly'; meaning is directly 'in a queasy manner.'

Etymology

Queasily comes from queasy, which means 'sick' or 'uneasy', and the ending -ly turns it into 'in a sick or uneasy way'. A helpful image is someone holding their stomach and smiling nervously — they move or look queasily, which is why the word describes a feeling of nausea or discomfort.