queasiness
(ˈkwiːzɪnɪs)
Also 6 quesi-, 7 queisi-, que(e)zi-.
[f. queasy a. + -ness.]
The state or condition of being queasy (lit. and fig.).
| 1579 Lyly Euphues (Arb.) 116 Their slibber sawces, whiche bring quesinesse to the stomacke. 1632 tr. Bruel's Praxis Med. 44 Then queisinesse and gnawing of the stomacke doth very much trouble him. 1660 H. More Myst. Godl. To Rdr. 29 A pretended queziness of Conscience. 1710 T. Fuller Pharm. Extemp. 120 It is prevalent against..Queasiness. 1851 D. Jerrold St. Giles viii. 78 [He] felt an odd queasiness in his throat, and could say nothing. 1898 Stevenson St. Ives xxxiv, Captain Colenso perceived my queasiness, and advised me to seek my berth and lie down. |