qualmish
Example Sentences
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In the back of the house was a projecting stone figure, with its mouth open, an uncomfortable expression of face, arms akimbo, and hands pressing the sides, as if in a qualmish state.
From Incidents of Travel in Yucatan, Vol. II. by Stephens, John L.
Although the binoculars had forewarned them of this, the adventurers bunched together on the deck with a qualmish feeling and began talking in low tones, as men converse in the presence of mystery, or death.
From The Cruise of the Dry Dock by Stribling, T. S.
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
The qualmish knave, no longer brave, Could only groan, “Not I.”
From Boys and Girls Bookshelf; a Practical Plan of Character Building, Volume I (of 17) Fun and Thought for Little Folk by Wheeler, Daniel Edwin
The gallant fellow's stomach, too, was qualmish and disturbed.
From The House by the Church-Yard by Le Fanu, Joseph Sheridan
