ˈsikish adjective
Etymology: sick (I) + -ish
1. archaic : somewhat ill : sickly
2. : somewhat nauseated : somewhat qualmish
made her feel sickish the way she felt from the ether — Josephine Pinckney
3. : somewhat sickening
a sickish odor
a sickish -sweet taste
disperse the sickish fog of sentimentality that has clouded man's knowledge of himself — J.L.Liebman
• sick·ish·ly adverb
• sick·ish·ness noun -es