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qualmish

[ kwah-mish, kwaw- ]

/ ˈkwɑ mɪʃ, ˈkwɔ- /

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adjective

tending to have, or having, qualms.

nauseous; nauseated.

of the nature of a qualm.

likely to cause qualms.

Origin of qualmish

First recorded in 1540–50; qualm + -ish¹

OTHER WORDS FROM qualmish

qualm·ish·ly, adverb qualm·ish·ness, noun

Words nearby qualmish

quality point average, quality time, quality-assure, quality-of-life, qualm, qualmish, quamash, quamin, quamish, quanah, quandary

Example sentences from the Web for qualmish

The gallant fellow's stomach, too, was qualmish and disturbed.

The House by the Church-Yard |J. Sheridan Le Fanu
All the landsmen sicker than sick, and our Viceroy, Stevenson, qualmish.

Memoirs of the Life of Sir Walter Scott, Volume 4 (of 10) |John Gibson Lockhart.
Soft the divan on the sides, with spittoons for the qualmish and queesy.

The International Weekly Miscellany, Vol. 1, No. 7 |Various
The time is gone by when men, or women either, were too qualmish and too queasy to admit the truth even to themselves.

Is He Popenjoy? |Anthony Trollope

I felt myself growing pale and qualmish, but grieved in silence and said nothing.

How Tell a Story and Others |Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)