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Nauseous misuses of English sure to make you sick

Nauseous, thought to have entered English as early as the 1600s, meant “inclined to nausea, easily made queasy”. Today, it is an adjective describing something that causes nausea. The adjective denoting the feeling “made sick” is nauseated.

Posted byRachelle DrouinMarch 29, 2020December 29, 2020Posted inetymologyTags:English language, grammar, word usageLeave a comment on Nauseous misuses of English sure to make you sick
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