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, adverbqualm·ish·ness, noun

Words nearby qualmish

quality-of-life, quality point, quality point average, quality time, 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)