nauseous

 
Pronunciation: /ˈnɔːsɪəs, -z-/

adjective

  • 1affected with nausea; feeling inclined to vomit: a rancid odour that made him nauseous
  • 2causing nausea: the smell was nauseous
  • disgusting or offensive: this nauseous account of a court case

Derivatives

nauseously

adverb

nauseousness

noun

Origin:

early 17th century: from Latin nauseosus (from nausea 'seasickness')