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Originally Posted by jedwards' date='Feb 12 2005, 10:28 AM
Agreed. I think he means "Nauseated". Nauseous means that YOU make people sick. Although the Webster dictionary allows for its meaning to be "affected with nausea" that's largely thanks to Woody Allen. Besides... MW is a bs dictionary.
Did you know the etymology of Nausea is the same as for Nautical? Yep... the greek word naus means wind. Hence sailing hence seasickness.
Did you know the etymology of Nausea is the same as for Nautical? Yep... the greek word naus means wind. Hence sailing hence seasickness.
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Originally Posted by jedwards' date='Feb 12 2005, 12:28 PM
Agreed. I think he means "Nauseated". Nauseous means that YOU make people sick. Although the Webster dictionary allows for its meaning to be "affected with nausea" that's largely thanks to Woody Allen. Besides... MW is a bs dictionary.
Did you know the etymology of Nausea is the same as for Nautical? Yep... the greek word naus means wind. Hence sailing hence seasickness.
Did you know the etymology of Nausea is the same as for Nautical? Yep... the greek word naus means wind. Hence sailing hence seasickness.
1 Affected with nausea, sick, nauseated. Formerly also, inclined to nausea. E17.
2 Causing nausea; offensive to the taste or smell; fig. loathsome, disgusting, repulsive. E17.
"E17" means it's been in use since the early 17th century.
