sickish
[ sik-ish ]
adjective
somewhat sick or ill.
somewhat sickening or nauseating.
Origin of sickish
1Other words from sickish
- sick·ish·ly, adverb
- sick·ish·ness, noun
Words Nearby sickish
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How to use sickish in a sentence
It was sickish tasting stuff, and so warm it would do very well for dish-water.
Death Valley in '49 | William Lewis ManlyIn fact, when he said that, I felt a kind of a sickish feeling inside of me, like maybe I had done something wrong.
Shenanigans at Sugar Creek | Paul HutchensBut the minute they turned 'round he smiled in a sickish way, and pretended to go to whistlin'.
The Universal Reciter | VariousWith the rush of air which followed the prowler's wake came a peculiar sickish odor.
The Voice in the Fog | Harold MacGrathIf it does, the butter thus deprived of salt will turn white, have a sickish flavor, and soon turn rancid.
Hints on Dairying | T. D. Curtis
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