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

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Adjective
  • King Charles and Kate Middleton were both diagnosed with cancer, with the King reportedly still very sick.
    Lissete Lanuza Sáenz, StyleCaster, 20 June 2025
  • If Rob and Ryan are struck by lightning, get bored, fall out, get sick or lose a court case, will Wrexham look so transcendent?
    Matt Slater, New York Times, 22 June 2025
Adjective
  • That is, until one day, when Blanca began feeling unusually emotional and nauseous.
    Allison Moses, USA Today, 17 June 2025
  • The 23-year-old college student died on April 23 in Assisi, Italy, minutes after becoming nauseous while dining with friends, The Boston Globe reported in a new interview with her father published on Wednesday, May 7.
    Angel Saunders, People.com, 9 May 2025
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“Sickish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sickish. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.

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