qualmish

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"If Britannia rules the waves," said a qualmish writing-master, going to Margate last week in a storm, "I wish she'd rule 'em straighter."

From The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 12, No. 331, September 13, 1828 by Various

But now, faced with the unpleasant part of his task, he was beginning to feel decidedly qualmish.

From Warrior of the Dawn by Browne, Howard

The smell of the flat, unpalatable stuff makes you feel more qualmish than ever; the remedy is worse than the evil.

From English Pharisees and French Crocodiles and Other Anglo-French Typical Characters by O'Rell, Max

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

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)