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qualmish [kwah-mish, kwaw-] ExamplesWord Origin See more synonyms for qualmish on Thesaurus.com adjective
- tending to have, or having, qualms.
- nauseous; nauseated.
- of the nature of a qualm.
- likely to cause qualms.
Origin of qualmish First recorded in 1540–50; qualm + -ish1 Related formsqualm·ish·ly, adverbqualm·ish·ness, noun Related Words for qualmish restless, sickly, groggy, anxious, squeamish, uncomfortable, uneasy, fidgety, queasy, dizzy, fastidious, fussy, reeling, ill, faint, green, sick, disordered, indisposed, down Examples from the Web for qualmish Historical Examples of qualmish
He could not think, but only felt that he was extremely uncomfortable and qualmish.
Frederik van Eeden
Madam, give me leave to take a Glass of Sack, I am qualmish.
Anonymous
The gallant fellow’s stomach, too, was qualmish and disturbed.
J. Sheridan Le Fanu
Soft the divan on the sides, with spittoons for the qualmish and queesy.
The International Weekly Miscellany, Vol. 1, No. 7
Various
The time is gone by when men, or women either, were too qualmish and too queasy to admit the truth even to themselves.
Anthony Trollope