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comparative more sickish, superlative most sickish
Somewhat sick, but not seriously so. quotations examples
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.
1863, J[oseph] Sheridan Le Fanu, chapter 38, in The House by the Church-yard. […], volumes (please specify |volume=I to III), London: Tinsley, Brothers, […]
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