qualmish

[kwah-mish, kwaw-] / ˈkwɑ mɪʃ, ˈkwɔ- /

ADJECTIVE

laid-up

Synonyms

WEAK

ailing bedridden broken down confined debilitated declining defective delicate diseased disordered down feeble feverish frail funny green hospitalized ill impaired imperfect in a bad way in poor health incurable indisposed infected infirm invalid lousy mean nauseated not so hot peaked poorly queasy rickety rocky rotten run down sick as a dog suffering tottering under medication under the weather unhealthy unwell weak wobbly

ADJECTIVE

queasy

Synonyms

STRONGEST

anxious fidgety groggy restless sickly squeamish uncomfortable uneasy

WEAK

bilious concerned green around gills ill ill at ease indisposed nauseated pukish rocky sick sick as a dog troubled uncertain under the weather unwell upset worried

Antonyms

STRONGEST

comfortable content happy

WEAK

healthy satisfied

ADJECTIVE

sick

Synonyms

STRONG

ailing confined debilitated declining disordered down frail funny green hospitalized ill impaired imperfect incurable indisposed infected invalid mean nauseated peaked suffering tottering wobbly

WEAK

bedridden broken down defective delicate diseased feeble feverish in a bad way in poor health infirm laid-up lousy not so hot poorly queasy rickety rocky rotten run down sick as a dog under medication under the weather unhealthy unwell weak

Antonyms

STRONG

healthy perfect sound strong well

WEAK

clean content gentle happy moral nice pleased satisfied undiseased

ADJECTIVE

squeamish

Synonyms

STRONGEST

dizzy fastidious fussy queasy

WEAK

annoyed captious delicate disgusted exacting hypercritical mincing particular prim prudish puritanical scrupulous shaky sick sick to one's stomach sickly strait-laced unsettled upset vertiginous

Antonyms

STRONGEST

uncritical undemanding

WEAK

ready unpicky willing

Example Sentences

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Flattery is the destruction of all good fellowship; it is like a qualmish liqueur in the midst of a bottle of wine.

From Vivian Grey by Disraeli, Benjamin, Earl of Beaconsfield

Got up at half past five, found some difficulty in shaving and a little qualmish.

From A Journey to America in 1834 by Heywood, Robert

Madam, give me leave to take a Glass of Sack, I am qualmish.

From The Female Wits by Anonymous

He watched as the good ship cut the sea, And bumpishly up-and-downed, And thought if already she qualmish might be, He'd consider his happiness crowned.

From The Book of Humorous Verse by Wells, Carolyn

"I am fain to see it, for I am waundy qualmish dancing to this up-an'-down tune, wi' nought but the wind for my fiddle."

From Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 2 by Roby, John

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