[naw-shuh s, -zee-uh s] /ˈnɔ ʃəs, -zi əs/
affected with ; :
to feel nauseous.
causing ; sickening; .
a nauseous display of greed.
distasteful to the mind or senses; repulsive
c.1600, “inclined to nausea, easily made queasy” (obsolete), from nausea + -ous. Sense of “causing nausea or squeamishness” is attested from 1610s. For distinction from nauseated see nauseate. Related: Nauseously; nauseousness.
nauseous nau·seous (nô’shəs, -zē-əs)
[nawch] /nɔtʃ/ noun 1. (in India) an exhibition of dancing by professional dancing girls. 2. Also called nautch dance. a sinuous dance of the Orient, resembling the cooch. /nɔːtʃ/ noun 1.
[naw-teez, noh-] /ˈnɔ tiz, ˈnoʊ-/ noun 1. (in the Aeneid) an aged Trojan and advisor to Aeneas.
[naw-ti-kuh l, not-i-] /ˈnɔ tɪ kəl, ˈnɒt ɪ-/ adjective 1. of or relating to sailors, ships, or navigation: nautical terms. /ˈnɔːtɪkəl/ adjective 1. of, relating to, or involving ships, navigation, or sailors adj. 1550s, from -al (1) + nautic from Middle French nautique, from Latin nauticus “pertaining to ships or sailors,” from Greek nautikos “seafaring, […]
noun 1. . noun 1. the branch of archaeology that deals with the recovery of ancient objects found beneath the sea, as shipwrecks or remains from submerged islands, and with the techniques of underwater exploration, excavation, and retrieval.