qualmish

Example Sentences

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I made a hearty meal, although Tom felt too qualmish to eat much, and then we both lay down with the assurance that our troubles would probably soon be over.

From On Board the Esmeralda Martin Leigh's Log - A Sea Story by Overend, William Heysham

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

The time is gone by when men, or women either, were too qualmish and too queasy to admit the truth even to themselves.

From Is He Popenjoy? by Trollope, Anthony

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

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