There are four varieties of commercially viable coffee: Arabica, Liberica, Excelsa, and Robusta. Growers predominantly plant the Arabica species. Although less popular, Robusta tastes slightly more bitter and contains more caffeine.
SICKISH
nauseated, nauseous, queasy, sick, sickish
(adjective) feeling nausea; feeling about to vomit
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
sickish (comparative more sickish, superlative most sickish)
Somewhat sick, but not seriously so.
Synonyms
• out of sorts, poorly, unwell
Source: Wiktionary
Sick"ish, a.
1. Somewhat sick or diseased.
2. Somewhat sickening; as, a sickish taste.
– Sick"ish*ly, adv.
– Sick"ish*ness, n.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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