qualmy

Example Sentences

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A war with Hammerstein came and, after many qualmy moments, was carried to victorious conclusion.

From Time Magazine Archive

The pale and qualmy passengers Begin the deck to pace, Seeking along the sun-lit cliffs Some well known spot to trace.

From Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Volume 1, No. 2, July, 1850. by Various

And since I am by no means altogether pessimistic, in spite of my qualmy phases, it follows that I do not believe that the old spirit will necessarily prevail.

From What is Coming? by Wells, H. G. (Herbert George)

Of course you were, but you’re only qualmy now.

From Sail Ho! A Boy at Sea by Fenn, George Manville

It long remained a popular favourite in the theatre, its verve, bustle and wit, utterly defiant of the modest Josephs and qualmy prudes who censured these lively scenes.

From The Works of Aphra Behn, Volume I by Summers, Montague