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Etymology
Etymology tree English queasy Middle English -ly English -ly English queasily From queasy + -ly.
Meanings
- In a queasy manner; delicately; squeamishly.
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In a manner that makes one queasy; sickeningly, nauseatingly.
These women vocalists are bound in chartreuse mermaid suits and capped with blunt, white-blond wigs queasily reminiscent of Kathleen Turner's mop in Crimes of Passion.
1988 April 16, Elizabeth Pincus, “Taming Upstart Women”, in Gay Community News, page 7:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most queasily | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more queasily | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |