SICKISHLY

Etymology

Adverb

sickishly (comparative more sickishly, superlative most sickishly)

In a sickish manner.

Source: Wiktionary


SICKISH

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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The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.

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