sickly

[ sik-lee ]

/ ˈsɪk li /

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adjective, sick·li·er, sick·li·est.

not strong; unhealthy; ailing.

of, connected with, or arising from ill health: a sickly complexion.

marked by the prevalence of ill health, as a region: the epidemic left the town sickly.

causing sickness.

nauseating.

maudlin and insipid; mawkish: sickly sentimentality.

faint or feeble, as light or color.

adverb

in a sick or sickly manner.

verb (used with object), sick·lied, sick·ly·ing.

to cover with a sickly hue.

Origin of sickly

1300–50; Middle English siklich, sekly (adj.). See sick¹, -ly

SYNONYMS FOR sickly

1 frail, weak, puny, sick, feeble, infirm.

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OTHER WORDS FROM sickly

sick·li·ness, noun

Words nearby sickly

sickle-cell test, sickle-hocked, sicklebill, sicklemia, sickling, sickly, sickness, sickness benefit, sicko, sickout, sickroom

Example sentences from the Web for sickly

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My match burned my fingers and I dropped it to the floor, where it expired in a sickly blue flame.

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Others, yellowed and pale, cover with their sickly colors the bleeding crevices.

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British Dictionary definitions for sickly

sickly

/ (ˈsɪklɪ) /

adjective -lier or -liest

disposed to frequent ailments; not healthy; weak

of, relating to, or caused by sickness

(of a smell, taste, etc) causing revulsion or nausea

(of light or colour) faint or feeble

mawkish; insipid sickly affectation

adverb

in a sick or sickly manner

Derived forms of sickly

sickliness, noun

BROWSE DICTIONARY

Learning

sickly

adjective, sick·li·er, sick·li·est.

adverb

verb (used with object), sick·lied, sick·ly·ing.

Origin of sickly

SYNONYMS FOR sickly

OTHER WORDS FROM sickly

Words nearby sickly

Example sentences from the Web for sickly

British Dictionary definitions for sickly

adjective -lier or -liest

adverb

Derived forms of sickly

BROWSE DICTIONARY

Learning

sickly

adjective, sick·li·er, sick·li·est.

adverb

verb (used with object), sick·lied, sick·ly·ing.

Origin of sickly

SYNONYMS FOR sickly

OTHER WORDS FROM sickly

Words nearby sickly

Words related to sickly

Example sentences from the Web for sickly

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adjective -lier or -liest

adverb

Derived forms of sickly

British Dictionary definitions for sickly