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.]

  1. Sick at the stomach; affected with nausea; inclined to vomit. – Shak.
  2. Fastidious; squeamish; delicate. – Shak. Dryden.
  3. Causing nausea; as, a queasy question. – Shak.

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