QUEASILY

queasily

(adverb) in a queasy manner; “‘Do I have to remove the liver,’ the medical student asked queasily”

Source: WordNetÂź 3.1


Etymology

Adverb

queasily (comparative more queasily, superlative most queasily)

In a queasy manner; delicately; squeamishly.

Source: Wiktionary


Quea"si*ly, adv.

Definition: In a queasy manner.

QUEASY

Quea"sy, a. Etym: [Icel. kweisa pain; cf. Norw. kveis sickness after a debauch.]

1. Sick at the stomach; affected with nausea; inclined to vomit; qualmish.

2. Fastidious; squeamish; delicate; easily disturbed; unsettled; ticklish. " A queasy question." Shak. Some seek, when queasy conscience has its qualms. Cowper.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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