"sickish" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more sickish [comparative], most sickish [superlative]
Etymology: sick + -ish Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|sick|ish}} sick + -ish Head templates: {{en-adj}} sickish (comparative more sickish, superlative most sickish)
  1. Somewhat sick, but not seriously so. Synonyms: out of sorts, poorly, unwell Related terms: malaise
    Sense id: en-sickish-en-adj-45-mjWyi Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ish

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