qualmish

Example Sentences

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Now, captain, it’s no use being qualmish upon the subject, but upon my word I should like to see how you poachers manage to take your game.

From The History of Margaret Catchpole A Suffolk Girl by Cobbold, Richard

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.

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

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