qualmish

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So, conscience being a brave supporter, I abode in silence, though not without many queer and qualmish p. 148thoughts, and a pit-patting of the heart, not unco pleasant in the tholing.

From The Life of Mansie Wauch tailor in Dalkeith by Hardie, Charles Martin

He seemed to be making a tremendous effort to master the qualmish feeling that had attacked him, and in this case determination won.

From Yussuf the Guide The Mountain Bandits; Strange Adventure in Asia Minor by Schonberg, John

So, conscience being a brave supporter, I abode in silence, though not without many queer and qualmish thoughts, and a pit-patting of the heart, not unco pleasant in the tholing.

From The Life of Mansie Wauch Tailor in Dalkeith, written by himself by Moir, David Macbeth

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

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.