qualmyadj.
/ˈkwɑːmi/, U.S. /ˈkwɑ(l)mi/, /ˈkwɔ(l)mi/ = qualmish adj.
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the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of internal organs > digestive disorders > [adjective] > affected by nausea
qualmy1562
queasy1589
squeamish1660
vomiturient1666
qualmish1675
squeamy1838
the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of internal organs > digestive disorders > [adjective] > affected by nausea > of person
squeamishc1450
qualmish1548
wamble-cropped1552
wamble-stomached1552
qualming1576
queasy1579
queasy-stomached1579
kecklish1601
keckish1603
nauseous1613
nauseative1620
sick1631
sick at (or to, in) the stomach1653
vomiturient1666
sick as a horse1705
qualmyish1831
squeamy1838
qualmy1846
queachy1859
squalmish1867
wambly1872
ill1928
naar1969
sick as a parrot1979
1562 G. Legh Accedens of Armory f. 222 Neyther aboundyng in hote desire, nether oppressed wt quamy colde.
1600 S. Nicholson Acolastus his After-witte sig. E4 v Astonisht in a qualmy traunce.
1649 R. Baron Apol. for Paris 37 When thou art foiled, and cast into a qualmie sound, one kisse shall infuse new spirits into thy panting limbes, and arm thee for a fresh charge.
1707 T. Cox tr. Plutarch Morals 347 When they are digested they must cause grievous Oppressions and qualmy indigestions.
1770 A. Brice Mobiad ii. 36 Bleak Horror thrills his Veins, a qualmy Damp In his chill'd Bosom quails the vital Lamp.
1819 S. T. Coleridge Coll. Lett. (1959) IV. 942 Qualmy and twitchy from the effects of an Aperient.
1846 W. S. Landor Citation & Exam. Shakespere in Wks. II. 274 I myself did feel queerish and qualmy.
1884 Miss Dillwyn Jill II. xi. 178 The mere smell of it makes one feel qualmy.
1916 H. G. Wells What is Coming? v. 90 I am by no means altogether pessimistic, in spite of my qualmy phases.
1962 K. A. Porter Ship of Fools 37 He looked greenish, he felt qualmy, the floor visibly upended under him and his gorge heaved spontaneously.
1998 Mirror (Nexis) 14 Jan. 15 I'm more qualmy about really naff shots with your knickers showing and stiletto heels.
Derivatives
ΘΚΠ
the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of internal organs > digestive disorders > [adjective] > affected by nausea > of person
squeamishc1450
qualmish1548
wamble-cropped1552
wamble-stomached1552
qualming1576
queasy1579
queasy-stomached1579
kecklish1601
keckish1603
nauseous1613
nauseative1620
sick1631
sick at (or to, in) the stomach1653
vomiturient1666
sick as a horse1705
qualmyish1831
squeamy1838
qualmy1846
queachy1859
squalmish1867
wambly1872
ill1928
naar1969
sick as a parrot1979
1831 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 30 975 With a queerish and qualmyish feeling.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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adj.1562