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sickly
[ sik-lee ]
adjective
- 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.
- maudlin and insipid; mawkish:
sickly sentimentality.
- faint or feeble, as light or color.
adverb
- in a sick or sickly manner.
verb (used with object)
- to cover with a sickly hue.
sickly
/ ˈsɪklɪ /
adjective
- 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
- ˈsickliness, noun
Other Words From
- sickli·ness noun
Word History and Origins
Example Sentences
When we tried it out the the sickly smell of petrol wafted in front of our noses while racing around the track.
The music stops, the lights return to the usual sickly phosphorescence, and the administrator pulls his usual demeanor back to formality as everyone recovers from their shock.
The lunchtime sun was bright, tinting everything in a sickly golden tone.
“Nosferatu” is more retelling than remake, like a myth that takes on new, sickly detail to petrify the curious as it’s passed down through the years.
There were a couple of sickly looking specimens I figured had a date with an ax.
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