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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Young children, older adults and people with weakened immune systems are most likely to get sick from these germs.—
Jonel Aleccia,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Apr. 2026 -
The researchers also hope to test the protocol earlier in pregnancy, before a pregnant person gets seriously sick.—
Jackie Flynn Mogensen,
Scientific American,
27 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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There are mud pools from Yellowstone National Park that have a squeamish gurgle, and hearing them amid a crackling bonfire feels unexpectedly harmonious, even plausible.—
Joshua Minsoo Kim,
Pitchfork,
28 Apr. 2026
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And the smartest money runs toward investments others are too squeamish to touch.—
Liz Hoffman,
semafor.com,
24 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Just the thought of it makes folks feel queasy.—
Zach Dean OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
22 Apr. 2026
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In this moment, and in this film, the plotting feels queasy and obvious.—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
21 Apr. 2026
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“Qualmish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/qualmish. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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