nau´seous|ness

nau´seous|ness
nau|seous «N shuhs, -shee uhs, -see-», adjective.
1. causing nausea; sickening: »

a kind of slimy stuff…of a most nauseous, odious smell (Daniel Defoe).

2. Figurative. disgusting; loathsome: »

The garbage dump was nauseous.

3. feeling nausea; nauseated.
[< Latin nauseōsus < nausea nausea]
nau´seous|ly, adverb.
nau´seous|ness, noun.

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  • nau´seous|ly — nau|seous «N shuhs, shee uhs, see », adjective. 1. causing nausea; sickening: »a kind of slimy stuff…of a most nauseous, odious smell (Daniel Defoe). 2. Figurative. disgusting; loathsome: »The garbage dump was nauseous. 3. feeling nausea; …   Useful english dictionary

  • nau|seous — «N shuhs, shee uhs, see », adjective. 1. causing nausea; sickening: »a kind of slimy stuff…of a most nauseous, odious smell (Daniel Defoe). 2. Figurative. disgusting; loathsome: »The garbage dump was nauseous. 3. feeling nausea; …   Useful english dictionary

  • seous — nau·seous; nau·seous·ly; nau·seous·ness; …   English syllables

  • ness — ness·ber·ry; ness·ler·iza·tion; ness·ler·ize; ness·ler s; new·fan·gled·ness; new·ness; news·i·ness; nice·ness; nig·gard·li·ness; nig·gard·ness; nigh·ness; nip·pi·ness; no·ble·ness; nois·i·ness; non·cha·lant·ness; north·er·li·ness; north·ness;… …   English syllables

  • nau — aero·nau·ti·cal; aero·nau·tics; ar·go·nau·ta; ar·go·nau·tic; ar·go·nau·ti·dae; as·tro·nau·ti·cal; as·tro·nau·tics; ba·nau·sic; car·nau·ba; car·nau·bic; cus·te·nau; cy·pho·nau·tes; gui·nau; hi·nau; ka·nau·ri; lar·nau·di·an; mel·a·nau;… …   English syllables

  • nauseousness — nau·seous·ness …   English syllables

  • nauseous — nau•seous [[t]ˈnɔ ʃəs, zi əs[/t]] adj. 1) pat affected with nausea; nauseated 2) pat causing nausea; sickening; nauseating 3) disgusting; loathsome • Etymology: 1595–1605; < L nauseōsus. See nausea, ous nau′seous•ly, adv. nau′seous•ness, n.… …   From formal English to slang

  • Nauseous — Nau seous (?; 277), a. [L. nauseosus.] 1. Causing, or fitted to cause, nausea; sickening; loathsome; disgusting; exciting abhorrence; as, a nauseous drug or medicine. [1913 Webster] 2. Feeling nausea; as, nauseous from the effects of chemotherapy …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Nauseously — Nauseous Nau seous (?; 277), a. [L. nauseosus.] 1. Causing, or fitted to cause, nausea; sickening; loathsome; disgusting; exciting abhorrence; as, a nauseous drug or medicine. [1913 Webster] 2. Feeling nausea; as, nauseous from the effects of… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Nauseousness — Nauseous Nau seous (?; 277), a. [L. nauseosus.] 1. Causing, or fitted to cause, nausea; sickening; loathsome; disgusting; exciting abhorrence; as, a nauseous drug or medicine. [1913 Webster] 2. Feeling nausea; as, nauseous from the effects of… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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