kecklish

English

Etymology

keck, keckle +‎ -ish

Adjective

kecklish (comparative more kecklish, superlative most kecklish)

1. Inclined to vomit; squeamish.
   • 1601, C[aius] Plinius Secundus [i.e., Pliny the Elder], “[Book X.]”, in Philemon Holland, transl., The Historie of the World. Commonly Called, The Naturall Historie of C. Plinius Secundus. […], (please specify |tome=1 or 2), London: […] Adam Islip, published 1635, →OCLC:

     The female Penyroiall […] staieth a kecklish stomack.

References

• “kecklish”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.