peakish
Feeling a bit off
Peakish means slightly unwell or out of sorts—pale, wan, or not quite at full strength.
The word is old-fashioned and regional, surviving mainly in British and some American dialects: She looked a bit peakish after the long journey.
Related to peaked, which carries the same meaning of sickly appearance.
Pale and unwell-looking
- pallidUnhealthily lacking color
- ashenPale, grayish-white
- sallowUnhealthily yellowish complexion
- drawnRendered in lines
haggard · gaunt · washed-out · colorless · ghostly · chalky · pasty · pinched
wan
Pale and unwell-looking
drawn · haggard · gaunt · washed-out · colorless · ghostly · chalky · pasty · pinched · drained
queasy
Mildly sick to stomach
- nauseousFeeling urge to vomit
- off-colorMildly indecent or inappropriate
- indisposedMildly sick or unwilling
poorly · faint · lightheaded · dizzy · peckish · woozy · malaise · bilious · dyspeptic · sickened
delicate
Easily broken or harmed
feeble · thin · wispy · wasted · enfeebled · infirm · debilitated · enervated · listless · languid