as in sick
affected with nausea
some passengers felt a little qualmish after the bumpy landing on the airstrip
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Adjective
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Kids get hurt and get sick, like anyone else; every year, a few in the practice battle life-threatening illness, often cancer.—
Joshua Rothman,
New Yorker,
14 July 2025 -
Mission Viejo raced to the title while playing without wide receiver Vance Spafford (sick), cornerback Jeron Jones (fractured wrist), safeties Sawyer Thomson (knee) and Zachary Foeldi (knee) and wide receiver Max Markofski (hip).—
Dan Albano,
Oc Register,
13 July 2025
Adjective
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Rodgers, 41, had not expressed a sense of certainty (via his agent) about his plans, which made Schneider squeamish.—
Michael Silver,
New York Times,
19 June 2025
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Even some Republicans are squeamish at the Trump administration’s aggressive tactics.—
Al Weaver,
The Hill,
29 May 2025
Adjective
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A certain sort of British memoir takes education as its queasy, pivotal center.—
Daniel Felsenthal,
Los Angeles Times,
9 June 2025
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Current closer Jordan Romano, who has improved after a nightmarish start to his Phillies career, still gives queasy vibes, and neither Matt Strahm (3.70 ERA) nor Orion Kerkering (3.18 ERA) look like lockdown guys.—
Anthony Stitt,
Forbes.com,
3 June 2025
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“Qualmish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/qualmish. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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