sickish
adj/ˈsɪkɪʃ/
Etymology From sick + -ish.
1
Somewhat sick, but not seriously so.
- [W]hen an unexpected bankruptcy was announced by Cluffe or Toole in the Club-room, it made his ear ring like a slap, and he felt sickish for half an hour after.1863, J[oseph] Sheridan Le Fanu, “Dreams and Troubles, and a Dark Look-out”, in The House by the Church-yard. […], volume II, London: Tinsley, Brothers, […], →OCLC, page 35:
- His heart was thumping harder than ever, and it was impossible to tell if the sickish, pukey feeling deep down in his belly was relief or terror.1990, Stephen King, The Moving Finger:
- Synonyms
- out of sorts, poorly, unwell
- Derived terms
- sickishly, sickishness
- Related terms
- malaise