nauseous

3 definitions • 5 examples

feeling as if you might vomit:

Roller coasters make me feel nauseous.

making you feel as if you might vomit:

the nauseous smell of rotting flesh

humorous The bride's mother was wearing a nauseous (= extremely unattractive) combination of green and yellow.

feeling that you are likely to vomit, or causing this feeling:

He felt nauseous and dehydrated.

unpleasant, nauseous odors