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Sickly

verb
/ˈsɪkli/
Word Frequency: 1.3

Definitions

1.verbTo make (something) sickly.
2.verbTo become sickly.
3.adjectiveFrequently ill or in poor health.
"a sickly child"
4.adjectiveNot in good health; (somewhat) sick.
5.adjective(of a plant) Characterized by poor or unhealthy growth.
6.adjectiveAppearing ill, infirm or unhealthy; giving the appearance of illness.
"a sickly pallor"
7.adjectiveShedding a relatively small amount of light; (of light) not very bright.
8.adjectiveLacking intensity or vigour.
"a sickly smile"
9.adjectiveAssociated with poor moral or mental well-being.
10.adjectiveTending to produce nausea.
"a sickly smell; sickly sentimentality"
11.adjectiveOverly sweet.
12.adjectiveMarked by the occurrence of illness or disease (of a period of time).
13.adjectiveTending to produce disease or poor health.
"a sickly autumn; a sickly climate"
14.adverbIn a sick manner; in a way that reflects or causes sickness.
"sickly pale; to cough sickly"

Synonyms

cloyingsaccharinefaintfeebleinsipidweakpalewaninsalubriousunhealthyunwholesomenauseating

Rhymes With

pricklyquicklythicklyslicklybickleybrickleymickleynicley
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