as in sick
affected with nausea some passengers felt a little qualmish after the bumpy landing on the airstrip

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Adjective
  • Each year, about 48 million people in the U.S. get sick with foodborne illnesses, 128,000 are hospitalized, and 3,000 die, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
    Stephanie Armour, Miami Herald, 29 May 2025
  • The best defense remains up-to-date vaccination, testing when symptomatic, masking in crowded indoor spaces, and staying home when sick.
    Rachael O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 May 2025
Adjective
  • Which explains why so many Republicans are squeamish about this current package.
    Philip Elliott, Time, 2 June 2025
  • In the hallway, an unseen WLF guard barks at his squeamish companion (Vince Song) to ignore their captor's screams while Isaac works.
    Sara Netzley, EW.com, 5 May 2025
Adjective
  • In Colorado, a statewide survey recently included its first question about caregiving and found that more than 12% of high schoolers provide care for someone in their home who is chronically ill, elderly, or disabled.
    Leah Fabel, Miami Herald, 5 June 2025
  • Regardless of their legal merit, President Trump’s global tariffs are economically ill advised, particularly on products that will never be grown in America.
    Wayne Winegarden, Forbes.com, 3 June 2025
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“Qualmish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/qualmish. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.

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