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—sickishly, adv. —sickishness, n./sik"ish/, adj.1. somewhat sick or ill.2. somewhat sickening or nauseating.[1575-85; SICK1 + -ISH1]
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Sickish — Sick ish, a. 1. Somewhat sick or diseased. [1913 Webster] 2. Somewhat sickening; as, a sickish taste. [1913 Webster] {Sick ish*ly}, adv. {Sick ish*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sickish — [sik′ish] adj. 1. somewhat sick or nauseated 2. somewhat sickening or nauseating sickishly adv … English World dictionary
sickish — adjective Date: 1581 1. archaic somewhat ill ; sickly 2. somewhat nauseated ; queasy 3. somewhat sickening < a sickish odor > • sickishly adverb • sickishness … New Collegiate Dictionary
sickish — adjective Somewhat sick, but not seriously so. 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. Syn: out of sorts, poorly, unwell … Wiktionary
sickish — sick·ish || sɪkɪʃ adj. slightly ill, somewhat nauseous … English contemporary dictionary
sickish — a. Nauseating, nauseous, sickening … New dictionary of synonyms
sickish — sick·ish … English syllables
sickish — sick•ish [[t]ˈsɪk ɪʃ[/t]] adj. 1) somewhat sick or ill 2) somewhat sickening or nauseating • Etymology: 1575–85 sick′ish•ly, adv. sick′ish•ness, n … From formal English to slang
sickish — /ˈsɪkɪʃ/ (say sikish) adjective 1. somewhat sickening or nauseating. 2. somewhat sick or ill. {sick + ish1} –sickishly, adverb –sickishness, noun …
sickish — adjective feeling nausea; feeling about to vomit (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑nauseated, ↑nauseous, ↑queasy, ↑sick • Similar to: ↑ill, ↑sick … Useful english dictionary
