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Nauseous vs Queasy - What's the difference?

nauseous | queasy |

As adjectives the difference between nauseous and queasy

is that nauseous is causing nausea; sickening or disgusting while queasy is experiencing or causing nausea or uneasiness, often characterized by an unsettled stomach.

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

    queasy

    English

    Alternative forms

    * queazy

    Adjective

    (er)
  • experiencing or causing nausea or uneasiness, often characterized by an unsettled stomach
  • easily troubled; squeamish

    • Derived terms

    * queasily * queasiness

    See also

    * nauseous * nauseated