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   Nau·seous

   /ˈnôSHəs/

   

   adjective

   • 1. affected with nausea; inclined to vomit: "a rancid, cloying odor that made him nauseous" Similar sicknauseatedqueasybilioussick to one's stomachgreengreen around the gillsillunwellbadseasickcarsickairsicktravel-sickinformal:about to throw upbarfychunderousrare:qualmish
   • 2. causing nausea; offensive to the taste or smell: "the smell was nauseous"
   • ▪ disgusting, repellent, or offensive: "this nauseous account of a court case" Similar sickeningnauseatingstomach-turningstomach-churningemeticsicklydisgustingrevoltingrepulsiverepellentrepugnantoffensiveloathsomeabhorrentodiousobnoxiousnastyfoulvileappallingabominablevomitousinformal:sick-makingghastlyputridhorridgodawfulgrossgut-churningyuckybeastlyboggingchunderousvulgar slang:crappyliterary:noisomearchaic:disgustfulloathlyOpposite charmingpleasing

   Word Origin early 17th century: from Latin nauseosus (from nausea ‘seasickness’).

   Derivatives

   • 1. nauseously adverb
   • 2. nauseousness noun

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