qualmish
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On getting up felt qualmish and took a little coffee, but was soon forced to part with it.
From A Journey to America in 1834 by Robert Heywood
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 John L. Stephens
Stiff, qualmish, vacant of body, heart, and brain, I left my penitential boulder and crawled down to the road.
From The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 20 (of 25) by Robert Louis Stevenson
“Not very,” said I, for I was qualmish still, although the fresh air had considerably revived me even in the short time since I had come out of the close cabin.
From The White Squall A Story of the Sargasso Sea by J. Schonberg
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
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