qualmish

English

Etymology

From qualm +‎ -ish.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈkwɑːmɪʃ/

Adjective

qualmish

1. Affected with qualms; queasy, nauseous. [from 16th c.]
   • 1808–10, William Hickey, Memoirs of a Georgian Rake, Folio Society 1995, p. 77:

     I awoke rather qualmish, but, dressing and going upon deck, the sharp air recovered me.

   • 2001, WG Sebald, translated by Anthea Bell, Austerlitz, Penguin, published 2011, page 53:

     I had sought out a dark corner, since by now I did indeed feel rather qualmish inside my yellow skin.

Derived terms

• qualmishly
• qualmishness