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Nauseous vs Nauseative - What's the difference?

nauseous | nauseative |

As adjectives the difference between nauseous and nauseative

is that nauseous is causing nausea; sickening or disgusting while nauseative is (archaic) causing nausea; nauseous.

nauseous

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Causing nausea; sickening or disgusting.
  • * 1819 , Lord Byron, Don Juan , I:
    • And then what proper person can be partial / To all those nauseous epigrams of Martial?
  • Afflicted with nausea; sick.
  • * 2010 , Tom Smith, The Guardian , 4 Sep 2010:
    • Is it a myth that you shouldn't drink alcohol while taking antibiotics? I often do and haven't felt remotely nauseous .

    Synonyms

    * nauseating - causing disgust rather than nausea

    See also

    * nauseated - afflicted with nausea * queasy

    nauseative

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (archaic) Causing nausea; nauseous.
    • (Webster 1913)