Qualmy

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    queasy; nauseous

    "Weary, listening to the whistling and the shuffling of feet, felt a queer, qualmy feeling in the region of his diaphragm, and he yielded to a hunger for consolation and company in his misery."

Example

More examples

"Weary, listening to the whistling and the shuffling of feet, felt a queer, qualmy feeling in the region of his diaphragm, and he yielded to a hunger for consolation and company in his misery."

Etymology

From qualm + -y.

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