qualmish

[ kwah-mish, kwaw- ]

adjective

1. tending to have, or having, qualms.
2. nauseous; nauseated.
3. of the nature of a qualm.
4. likely to cause qualms.

Other Words From

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of qualmish¹

First recorded in 1540–50; qualm + -ish ¹

Example Sentences

Now, captain, it’s no use being qualmish upon the subject, but upon my word I should like to see how you poachers manage to take your game.

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So when Peter Basset, still pale and qualmish, came on deck in the early morning, a little below the Pool, the first person he saw was the girl whom he had come to escort.

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He would never consent to such strong measures, as might seem convenient to less qualmish persons.

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Shane liked something more highly spiced than an innocent miss, who, he declared, always made him qualmish with a smell of bread and butter.

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In the sense of nervous weakness, or, perhaps more correctly, nervine weakness, the word should probably be nervish, analogous to qualmish, squeamish, aguish, feverish, &c.

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Related Words

• anxious
• fidgety
• groggy
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• uncomfortable
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