qualmish
English
Etymology
From qualm + -ish.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈkwɑːmɪʃ/
Adjective
qualmish
- Affected with qualms; queasy, nauseous. [from 16th c.]
- 1808–10, William Hickey, Memoirs of a Georgian Rake, Folio Society 1995, p. 77:
- I awoke rather qualmish, but, dressing and going upon deck, the sharp air recovered me.
- 2001, Anthea Bell, translating WG Sebald, Austerlitz, Penguin 2011, p. 53:
- I had sought out a dark corner, since by now I did indeed feel rather qualmish inside my yellow skin.
- 1808–10, William Hickey, Memoirs of a Georgian Rake, Folio Society 1995, p. 77:
Derived terms
- qualmishly
- qualmishness