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nauseous.

Causing nausea; sickening or disgusting.

8 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈnɔːziːəs/UK/ˈnɔːsiːəs/UK/ˈnɔʃəs/US/ˈnɔʒəs/US
  1. Causing nausea; sickening or disgusting.

  2. Inclined to nausea; sickly, squeamish.

    obsolete
  3. Afflicted with nausea; sick.

    proscribed
Where this word comes from

From Latin nauseōsus (“causing nausea”), corresponding synchronically to nausea + -ous.

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