Meanings
adjectiveliverish (comparative more liverish, superlative most liverish)
comparative more liverish · superlative most liverish
- Not feeling well due to an upset digestive system; queasy.
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectivesuffering from or suggesting a liver disorder or gastric distress
adjectiveirritable as if suffering from indigestion
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂en-
- Proto-Germanic*an
- Proto-West Germanic*ana
- Old Englishon
- Proto-Indo-European*leyp-
- Proto-Germanic*lībaną
- Proto-Germanic*lībą
- Proto-West Germanic*līb
- Old Englishlīf
- Old Englishlīfe
- Old Englishon līfe
- Middle Englishalyve
- Englishaliveclip.
- Englishlive
- Englishliver
- Englishliverish
Translations
Dutch misselijk, onpasselijk
- misselijknot feeling well due to an upset digestive system
- onpasselijknot feeling well due to an upset digestive system
Finnish pahoinvoiva
- pahoinvoivanot feeling well due to an upset digestive system
Italian fegatoso
- fegatosonot feeling well due to an upset digestive system
Polish niedysponowany
- niedysponowanynot feeling well due to an upset digestive system
Cite this entry
APA
liverish. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/liverish
MLA
“liverish.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/liverish. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “liverish,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/liverish.
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