as in sick
affected with nausea the fumes from the freshly applied paint made her feel sickish

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  • Only sea stars injected with Vibrio pectenicida, or with material from sick sea stars, showed signs of disease.
    JSTOR Daily, JSTOR Daily, 17 Oct. 2025
  • The Aquarium’s Rescue and Rehabilitation team also spends several months every year caring for sick and injured green sea turtles at its Sea Turtle Hospital in Quincy, Massachusetts.
    Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 16 Oct. 2025
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  • Around the same time, in early 2017, two Canadian diplomats posted in Cuba had similar symptoms, suddenly feeling extremely nauseous and disoriented, with headaches and ear pain, the two told the Herald.
    Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 1 Oct. 2025
  • The nutrition classes are specifically designed for patients, and cover topics like how to nourish yourself when your nauseous from chemotherapy.
    Ciara McCarthy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Sep. 2025
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“Sickish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sickish. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.

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