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

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sick
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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
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“Sickish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sickish. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.

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