Definition of
Nauseous
- (adj, all) feeling nausea; feeling about to vomit
- (adj, all) causing or able to cause nausea
nauseous offal
a sickening stench
via WordNet, Princeton University
Synonyms of Nauseous
loathsome, nauseated, nauseating, noisome, offensive, queasy, sick, sickening, sickish, vile
Alternate forms of Nauseous
Derivations: nausea
Origin of the word Nauseous
- c.1600, "inclined to nausea, easily made queasy," from nausea (q.v.). Sense of "causing nausea or squeamishness" is attested from 1610s. For distinction from nauseate see that word. more
via Online Etymology Dictionary, ©2001 Douglas Harper
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