sickish

  • 1Sickish — 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

  • 2sickish — [sik′ish] adj. 1. somewhat sick or nauseated 2. somewhat sickening or nauseating sickishly adv …

    English World dictionary

  • 3sickish — adjective Date: 1581 1. archaic somewhat ill ; sickly 2. somewhat nauseated ; queasy 3. somewhat sickening < a sickish odor > • sickishly adverb • sickishness …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 4sickish — 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 …

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  • 5sickish — 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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  • 6sickish — sick·ish || sɪkɪʃ adj. slightly ill, somewhat nauseous …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 7sickish — a. Nauseating, nauseous, sickening …

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  • 8sickish — sick·ish …

    English syllables

  • 9sickish — 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

  • 10sickish — /ˈsɪkɪʃ/ (say sikish) adjective 1. somewhat sickening or nauseating. 2. somewhat sick or ill. {sick + ish1} –sickishly, adverb –sickishness, noun …