Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for QUEA'SY
QUEA'SY, a. [s as z. allied perhaps to the W. chudy, (Lhuyd,) Corn. huedzha, Arm. chueda or huyda, to vomit. Class Gs, No. 19, and Class Gd, No. 54.]
- Sick at the stomach; affected with nausea; inclined to vomit. – Shak.
- Fastidious; squeamish; delicate. – Shak. Dryden.
- Causing nausea; as, a queasy question. – Shak.
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