qualmish

Example Sentences

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An alderman, carried in a porter’s basket, at his own door, is thrown out of it in a qualmish state.

From Calamities and Quarrels of Authors by Disraeli, Isaac

In the back of the house was a projecting stone figure, with its mouth open, an uncomfortable expression of face, arms akimbo, and hands pressing the sides, as if in a qualmish state.

From Incidents of Travel in Yucatan, Vol. II. by Stephens, John L.

Now, captain, it’s no use being qualmish upon the subject, but upon my word I should like to see how you poachers manage to take your game.

From The History of Margaret Catchpole A Suffolk Girl by Cobbold, Richard

The qualmish knave, no longer brave, Could only groan, “Not I.”

From Boys and Girls Bookshelf; a Practical Plan of Character Building, Volume I (of 17) Fun and Thought for Little Folk by Wheeler, Daniel Edwin

All this is very queer now, thought Captain Delano, with a qualmish sort of emotion; but, as one feeling incipient sea-sickness, he strove, by ignoring the symptoms, to get rid of the malady.

From The Piazza Tales by Melville, Herman