qualminessn.
/ˈkwɑːmɪnᵻs/, U.S. /ˈkwɑ(l)minᵻs/, /ˈkwɔ(l)minᵻs/ Now rare.
The condition of being qualmy; nausea.
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wlatingc725
unlusteOE
abominationa1398
flatingnessa1398
indignation1398
wambling1398
wlatness1398
nausea?a1425
walmingc1440
loathsomeness1536
qualming1565
subversion of the stomach1569
queasiness1576
pukishness1581
squeamishnessa1586
distaste1598
nausiness1598
wamble1603
sickness1604
distasting1605
distasture1611
nauseation1628
nauseousness1628
qualmishness1643
nauseating1651
crop-sickness1654
squeasinessa1660
mawkishness1670
qualminess1778
wambliness1900
icky1969
1778 J. Adams Diary 19 Feb. (1961) II. 274 The Smell of the Ship..or any other offensive Smell, will increase the Qualminess.
1884 Miss Dillwyn Jill II. xi. 181 The swell made my qualminess increase.
1948 E. Pound Cantos lxv. 115 Smoke, smell of sea coal, of stagnant and putrid water increase the qualminess but do not occasion it.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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