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comparative more nauseous, superlative most nauseous
Causing nausea; sickening or disgusting. quotations examples
[T]he Italians grossness of Conversation is still very offensive & nauseous, tho' long accustomed to it.
1786 June 27, Hester Thrale Piozzi, Thraliana
And then what proper person can be partial / To all those nauseous epigrams of Martial?
1819, Lord Byron, Don Juan, section I
(obsolete) Inclined to nausea; sickly, squeamish.
(proscribed) Afflicted with nausea; sick. quotations examples
After he had scarcely eaten enough, he felt nauseous; but nausea ceased as soon as he stopped eating entirely, …
1848, Samuel Hahnemann, The Chronic Diseases, Their Specific Nature and Their Homeopathic Treatment: Antipsoric Remedies, Volume 2
[…] during stretching the patient felt nauseous …
1878, The North American Journal of Homeopathy, Volume 27
Is it a myth that you shouldn't drink alcohol while taking antibiotics? I often do and haven't felt remotely nauseous.
2010 September 4, Tom Smith, The Guardian