# queasy

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈkwiː.zi/ · frequency rank #46,125

## Definitions
1. Experiencing or causing nausea or uneasiness, often characterized by an unsettled stomach.
2. Easily troubled; squeamish.

## Etymology
From Middle English coysy, possibly from Old Norse kveisa (“boil”) ( > Norwegian kveise/kvise), perhaps influenced by Anglo-Norman queisier, from Old French coisier (“to wound, hurt, make uneasy”).

## Easily confused with
- **quest** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/queasy-vs-quest)
- **query** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/queasy-vs-query)
- **quay** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/quay-vs-queasy)
- **quasi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/quasi-vs-queasy)
- **quash** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/quash-vs-queasy)

## Common misspellings (8)
`qeuasy`, `qqueasy`, `quaesy`, `queassy`, `queasyy`, `queays`, `quesay`, `uqeasy`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/queasy