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—qualmishly, adv. —qualmishness, n./kwah"mish, kwaw"-/, adj.1. tending to have, or having, qualms.2. nauseous; nauseated.3. of the nature of a qualm.4. likely to cause qualms.[1540-50; QUALM + -ISH1]
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Qualmish — Qualm ish, a. Sick at the stomach; affected with nausea or sickly languor; inclined to vomit. Shak. [1913 Webster] {Qualm ish*ly}, adv. {Qualm ish*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
qualmish — index diffident, disinclined, hesitant Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
qualmish — [kwäm′ish] adj. 1. having or producing qualms 2. having the nature of a qualm qualmishly adv … English World dictionary
qualmish — adjective Date: 1548 1. a. feeling qualms ; nauseated b. overly scrupulous ; squeamish 2. of, relating to, or producing qualms • qualmishly adverb • qualmishness noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
qualmish — adjective Affected with qualms … Wiktionary
qualmish — Synonyms and related words: airsick, all overish, anxious, apprehensive, barfy, bashful, boggling, carsick, demurring, diffident, faltering, hesitant, hesitating, misgiving, modest, nauseated, nauseous, pukish, puky, qualmy, queasy, queer,… … Moby Thesaurus
qualmish — qualm·ish || kwÉ‘Ëmɪʃ adj. feeling pangs of conscience; pertaining to pangs of conscience; feeling nauseous … English contemporary dictionary
qualmish — a. Sick (at the stomach), inclined to vomit, queasy, nauseated … New dictionary of synonyms
qualmish — qualm·ish … English syllables
qualmish — qualm•ish [[t]ˈkwɑ mɪʃ, ˈkwɔ [/t]] adj. 1) having or tending to have qualms 2) nauseated 3) of the nature of a qualm 4) likely to cause qualms … From formal English to slang
