nauseous
adjective
[ ˈnɔːsɪəs ]
• affected with nausea; feeling inclined to vomit.
• "a rancid odour that made him nauseous"
Similar:
sick,
nauseated,
queasy,
bilious,
sick to one's stomach,
green,
green around the gills,
ill,
unwell,
bad,
seasick,
carsick,
airsick,
travel-sick,
about to throw up,
barfy,
chunderous,
qualmish,
• causing nausea.
• "the smell was nauseous"
Origin:
early 17th century: from Latin nauseosus (from nausea ‘seasickness’).
