sicklier — sick·ly || sɪklɪ adj. unhealthy, tending to suffer from ill health; feeble, weak; nauseating, causing sickness; languid, pale … English contemporary dictionary
sickly — I UK [ˈsɪklɪ] / US adjective Word forms sickly : adjective sickly comparative sicklier superlative sickliest 1) someone who is sickly is generally not healthy and is often ill 2) a) something such as a smell or taste that is sickly is so… … English dictionary
sickly — [sik′lə lēsik′lē] adj. sicklier, sickliest [ME sekly] 1. in poor health; chronically sick or prone to sickness; not strong or robust 2. of or produced by sickness [a sickly pallor] 3. characterized by the prevalence of disease or sickness;… … English World dictionary
Sickliest — Sickly Sick ly, a. [Compar. {Sicklier}; superl. {Sickliest}.] 1. Somewhat sick; disposed to illness; attended with disease; as, a sickly body. [1913 Webster] This physic but prolongs thy sickly days. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. Producing, or tending… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Sickly — Sick ly, a. [Compar. {Sicklier}; superl. {Sickliest}.] 1. Somewhat sick; disposed to illness; attended with disease; as, a sickly body. [1913 Webster] This physic but prolongs thy sickly days. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. Producing, or tending to,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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sickly — sickliness, n. /sik lee/, adj., sicklier, sickliest, adv., v., sicklied, sicklying. adj. 1. not strong; unhealthy; ailing. 2. of, connected with, or arising from ill health: a sickly complexion. 3. marked by the prevalence of ill health, as a… … Universalium
sickly — [[t]sɪ̱kli[/t]] sicklier, sickliest 1) ADJ GRADED A sickly person or animal is weak, unhealthy, and often ill. He had been a sickly child. 2) ADJ GRADED A sickly smell or taste is unpleasant and makes you feel slightly sick, often because it is… … English dictionary
