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Word entry · 8 letters

nauseous

Best crossword clue

"Feeling sick"

8 letters · collected on this word page

8 lettersPronunciation /ˈnɔːziːəs/Part of speech adjectiveSorted aenossuuStarts with NEnds with S1 cluesCommon crossword word
1N2A3U4S5E6O7U8S

Definitions

  1. feeling nausea; feeling about to vomit

Word origin

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

Used in a sentence

  • […] And flattery tipt with nauseous fleer, And guilty shame, and servile fear, Envy, and cruelty, and pride, Will in your tainted heart preside.
  • [T]he Italians grossness of Conversation is still very offensive & nauseous, tho' long accustomed to it.
  • And then what proper person can be partial / To all those nauseous epigrams of Martial?

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