queasiest
Feeling most sick
Queasiest is the superlative of queasy—most inclined toward nausea or most easily unsettled.
Someone with the queasiest stomach in the group might skip the boat ride.
The word extends beyond physical nausea to moral or emotional discomfort: Even the queasiest investors held on through the downturn.
Pre-vomiting stomach discomfort
- nauseatedFeeling urge to vomit
- seasickIll from ocean motion
- carsickNauseated from driving
- airsickNauseous from flying
motion sickness · vomit · retch · gag · heave · bilious · upset stomach · green around the gills
Troubled by uncertainty
- apprehensiveFearful of future events
- nervousUneasy and apprehensive
- unsettledNot yet resolved
- uncomfortableCausing unease or distress
uneasy · squeamish · disturbed · troubled · edgy · jittery · tense · worried
Easily disgusted or nauseated
- sensitiveEasily affected emotionally
- delicateEasily broken or harmed
- faint-heartedLacking resolve or nerve
- hypersensitiveExcessively reactive to stimuli
finicky · fastidious · grossed out · repulsed · revolted · disgusted · sickened
nausea
Pre-vomiting stomach discomfort
airsick · motion sickness · vomit · retch · gag · heave · bilious · upset stomach · green around the gills · stomach churning
anxious
Troubled by uncertainty
- apprehensiveFearful of future events
- nervousUneasy and apprehensive
- unsettledNot yet resolved
uncomfortable · uneasy · squeamish · disturbed · troubled · edgy · jittery · tense · worried · disquieted
squeamish
Easily disgusted or nauseated
- sensitiveEasily affected emotionally
- delicateEasily broken or harmed
- faint-heartedLacking resolve or nerve
hypersensitive · finicky · fastidious · grossed out · repulsed · revolted · disgusted · sickened