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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Having a sick pet is emotionally a lot to handle.
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Preventing infestation Just because one calf is sick doesn’t mean the entire herd will get it, Cammack said.
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But some of what got played for laughs in 2012 is mighty squeamish to revisit with a post #MeToo sensibility.
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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.
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The presence of his mom Gabrielle/Sophia (Jennifer Ehle, going a little overboard with the accent) serves as a distraction and brings up some queasy stuff.
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The Professor continued, oblivious to my queasy sense of déjà vu.
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“Qualmish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/qualmish. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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