adjective
- resembling or suggestive of the flu; having symptoms similar to influenza
Usage: informal; commonly used in everyday speech to describe mild or early flu-like symptoms
Examples
- I've been feeling fluish all week with a sore throat and body aches.
- She called in sick because she was feeling fluish and didn't want to spread it to coworkers.
- The fluish symptoms started on Monday but improved by Wednesday.
- He described his condition as fluish rather than a full-blown case of the flu.
- After the vaccine, some people report feeling slightly fluish for a day or two.