sickish

[ sik-ish ]

adjective

1. somewhat sick or ill.
2. somewhat sickening or nauseating.

Other Words From

• sickish·ly adverb
• sickish·ness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of sickish¹

First recorded in 1575–85; sick ¹ + -ish ¹

Example Sentences

It was sickish tasting stuff, and so warm it would do very well for dish-water.

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In fact, when he said that, I felt a kind of a sickish feeling inside of me, like maybe I had done something wrong.

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But the minute they turned 'round he smiled in a sickish way, and pretended to go to whistlin'.

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With the rush of air which followed the prowler's wake came a peculiar sickish odor.

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If it does, the butter thus deprived of salt will turn white, have a sickish flavor, and soon turn rancid.

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