qualmish
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
I made a hearty meal, although Tom felt too qualmish to eat much, and then we both lay down with the assurance that our troubles would probably soon be over.
From On Board the Esmeralda Martin Leigh's Log - A Sea Story by William Heysham Overend
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 Anthony Trollope
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 Daniel Edwin Wheeler
Got up at half past five, found some difficulty in shaving and a little qualmish.
From A Journey to America in 1834 by Robert Heywood
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 Justin H. (Justin Huntly) McCarthy
