qualmish

[kwah-mish, kwaw-]

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adjective

likely to cause qualms.

Origin of qualmish

First recorded in 1540–50; qualm + -ish¹

Related formsqualm·ish·ly, adverbqualm·ish·ness, noun

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Related Words for qualmish

restless, sickly, groggy, anxious, squeamish, uncomfortable, uneasy, fidgety, queasy, dizzy, fastidious, fussy, reeling, ill, faint, green, sick, disordered, indisposed, down

Examples from the Web for qualmish

Historical Examples of qualmish

He could not think, but only felt that he was extremely uncomfortable and qualmish.
The Quest
Frederik van Eeden
Madam, give me leave to take a Glass of Sack, I am qualmish.
The Female Wits
Anonymous
The gallant fellow's stomach, too, was qualmish and disturbed.
The House by the Church-Yard
J. Sheridan Le Fanu
Soft the divan on the sides, with spittoons for the qualmish and queesy.
The International Weekly Miscellany, Vol. 1, No. 7
Various
The time is gone by when men, or women either, were too qualmish and too queasy to admit the truth even to themselves.
Is He Popenjoy?
Anthony Trollope