sickish

English

Etymology

sick +‎ -ish

Adjective

sickish (comparative more sickish, superlative most sickish)

  1. Somewhat sick, but not seriously so.
    • 1863, J[oseph] Sheridan Le Fanu, chapter 38, in The House by the Church-yard. […], volumes (please specify |volume=I to III), London: Tinsley, Brothers, […], →OCLC:
      When an unexpected bankruptcy was announced by Cluffe or Toole in the club-room, it made his ear ring like a slap, and he felt sickish for half an hour after.
    • 1990, Stephen King, The Moving Finger:
      His heart was thumping harder than ever, and it was impossible to tell if the sickish, pukey feeling deep down in his belly was relief or terror.

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