QUEASILY

queasily

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

Source: WordNet® 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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Coffee Trivia

The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.

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