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qualmish

[kwah-mish, kwaw-] / ˈkwɑ mɪʃ, ˈkwɔ- /
ADJECTIVE
laid-up
Synonyms
WEAK
ailing bedridden broken down confined debilitated declining defective delicate diseased disordered down feeble feverish frail funny green hospitalized ill impaired imperfect in a bad way in poor health incurable indisposed infected infirm invalid lousy mean nauseated not so hot peaked poorly queasy rickety rocky rotten run down sick as a dog suffering tottering under medication under the weather unhealthy unwell weak wobbly
ADJECTIVE
queasy
Synonyms
STRONGEST
anxious fidgety groggy restless sickly squeamish uncomfortable uneasy
WEAK
bilious concerned green around gills ill ill at ease indisposed nauseated pukish rocky sick sick as a dog troubled uncertain under the weather unwell upset worried
Antonyms
STRONGEST
comfortable content happy
WEAK
healthy satisfied
ADJECTIVE
sick
Synonyms
STRONG
ailing confined debilitated declining disordered down frail funny green hospitalized ill impaired imperfect incurable indisposed infected invalid mean nauseated peaked suffering tottering wobbly
WEAK
bedridden broken down defective delicate diseased feeble feverish in a bad way in poor health infirm laid-up lousy not so hot poorly queasy rickety rocky rotten run down sick as a dog under medication under the weather unhealthy unwell weak
Antonyms
STRONG
healthy perfect sound strong well
WEAK
clean content gentle happy moral nice pleased satisfied undiseased
ADJECTIVE
squeamish
Synonyms
STRONGEST
dizzy fastidious fussy queasy
WEAK
annoyed captious delicate disgusted exacting hypercritical mincing particular prim prudish puritanical scrupulous shaky sick sick to one's stomach sickly strait-laced unsettled upset vertiginous
Antonyms
STRONGEST
uncritical undemanding
WEAK
ready unpicky willing

Example Sentences

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On getting up felt qualmish and took a little coffee, but was soon forced to part with it.

From A Journey to America in 1834 by Heywood, Robert

I am not qualmish," answered Venier languidly, "yet it sickens me to think of the life Jacopo means to lead.

From Marietta A Maid of Venice by Crawford, F. Marion (Francis Marion)

He watched as the good ship cut the sea, And bumpishly up-and-downed, And thought if already she qualmish might be, He'd consider his happiness crowned.

From The Book of Humorous Verse by Wells, Carolyn

He would never consent to such strong measures, as might seem convenient to less qualmish persons.

From The Maid of Honour, Volume 2 (of 3) A Tale of the Dark Days of France by Wingfield, Lewis

So, conscience being a brave supporter, I abode in silence, though not without many queer and qualmish p. 148thoughts, and a pit-patting of the heart, not unco pleasant in the tholing.

From The Life of Mansie Wauch tailor in Dalkeith by Hardie, Charles Martin