as in sick
affected with nausea
some passengers felt a little qualmish after the bumpy landing on the airstrip
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Adjective
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There is another current salmonella outbreak linked to cucumbers that has already left 45 people sick and 16 hospitalized across 18 states.—
Bruce Y. Lee,
Forbes.com,
9 June 2025 -
Some of the samples tested positive for Salmonella and additional testing found that the samples were closely related to the Salmonella found in sick people.—
Amber Brenza,
Health,
8 June 2025
Adjective
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Which explains why so many Republicans are squeamish about this current package.—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
2 June 2025
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In the hallway, an unseen WLF guard barks at his squeamish companion (Vince Song) to ignore their captor's screams while Isaac works.—
Sara Netzley,
EW.com,
5 May 2025
Adjective
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In Colorado, a statewide survey recently included its first question about caregiving and found that more than 12% of high schoolers provide care for someone in their home who is chronically ill, elderly, or disabled.—
Leah Fabel,
Miami Herald,
5 June 2025
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Regardless of their legal merit, President Trump’s global tariffs are economically ill advised, particularly on products that will never be grown in America.—
Wayne Winegarden,
Forbes.com,
3 June 2025
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“Qualmish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/qualmish. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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