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SICKISH
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Dictionary entry overview: What does sickish mean?
• SICKISH (adjective)
The adjective SICKISH has 1 sense:
1. feeling nausea; feeling about to vomit
Familiarity information: SICKISH used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Feeling nausea; feeling about to vomit
Synonyms:
nauseated; nauseous; queasy; sick; sickish
Similar:
ill; sick (affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function)
Context examples
No, no; not that. It is something else. A stale, sickish smell.
(Martin Eden, by Jack London)
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