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

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  • Steward said his daughter, while surfing nearby, became sick with an infection from a type of bacteria called MRSA, which is resistant to many antibiotics.
    Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2025
  • It seems squarely aimed at making kids sick by discouraging vaccination.
    Dan Vergano, Scientific American, 23 Apr. 2025
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“Sickish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sickish. Accessed 3 May. 2025.

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