qualmish

Example Sentences

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There's nothing like a walk in the fresh air when the stomach is qualmish.

From The Bright Face of Danger Being an Account of Some Adventures of Henri de Launay, Son of the Sieur de la Tournoire by Stephens, Robert Neilson

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

He was qualmish, but his Saga of triumph upheld him.

From Letters of Travel (1892-1913) by Kipling, Rudyard

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 McCarthy, Justin H. (Justin Huntly)

"If Britannia rules the waves," said a qualmish writing-master, going to Margate last week in a storm, "I wish she'd rule 'em straighter."

From The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 12, No. 331, September 13, 1828 by Various