sickish

English

Etymology

sick +‎ -ish

Adjective

sickish (comparative more sickish, superlative most sickish)

1. Somewhat sick, but not seriously so.
   • 1863, Sheridan Le Fanu, The House by the Church Yard, ch. 38,

     When 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.

Synonyms

• out of sorts, poorly, unwell

See also

• malaise