qualmish

Example Sentences

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“Not very,” said I, for I was qualmish still, although the fresh air had considerably revived me even in the short time since I had come out of the close cabin.

From The White Squall A Story of the Sargasso Sea by Schonberg, J.

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)

So when Peter Basset, still pale and qualmish, came on deck in the early morning, a little below the Pool, the first person he saw was the girl whom he had come to escort.

From The Great House by Weyman, Stanley John

To be frank, I felt qualmish, and though I did not exactly say as much, having a sober regard for the censure of my friend, yet, in a measure, I did indeed voice my doubts.

From The God of Love by McCarthy, Justin H. (Justin Huntly)

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