qualmish
/ˈkwɑːmɪʃ/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
22
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
1
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "I am plaguy qualmiſh this morning, vve drunk ſvvingingly laſt night, vvhat did vve do? tell me the Hiſtory."
- "I awoke rather qualmish, but, dressing and going upon deck, the sharp air recovered me."
- "Then, how comparatively sweet was everything on board - no paint, no tar, no new rope, (vilest of smells to the qualmish!) no grease, or oil, or varnish; but instead of these, bamboo and rattan, and coir rope and palm thatch; pure vegetable fibres, which smell pleasantly if they smell at all, and recall quiet scenes in the green and shady forest."
- "I had sought out a dark corner, since by now I did indeed feel rather qualmish inside my yellow skin."
Etymology
Etymology tree English qualm Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Old English -isċ Middle English -isch English -ish English qualmish From qualm + -ish.
Regional Pronunciation
- British English: /ˈkwɑːmɪʃ/
Inflected Forms
more qualmish (comparative)
most qualmish (superlative)