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nauseous

nau·seous

UK/ˈnɔːziːəs/ US/ˈnɔːsiːəs/ fairly common

adjective

1.

causing or able to cause nausea

  • “a nauseating smell”
  • “nauseous offal”
  • “a sickening stench”
Synonyms
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Origin

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

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