sickly

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Synonyms: sickle, tickly, smickly, sicily, slickly, fickly, sicky, stickly

Antonyms: sickle, tickly, smickly, sicily, slickly, fickly, sicky, stickly

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Adjective

1. Frequently ill or in poor health; weakly.
   • a sickly child
2. Not in good health; (somewhat) sick.
3. Characterized by poor or unhealthy growth.
4. Appearing ill, infirm or unhealthy; giving the appearance of illness.
   • a sickly pallor
5. Shedding a relatively small amount of light; (of light) not very bright.
6. Lacking intensity or vigour.
   • a sickly smile
   • a sickly winter sun
7. Associated with poor moral or mental well-being.
8. Tending to produce nausea.
   • a sickly smell; sickly sentimentality
9. Overly sweet.
10. Marked by the occurrence of illness or disease (of a period of time).
11. Tending to produce disease or poor health.
    • a sickly autumn; a sickly climate

Verb

1. To make (something) sickly.
2. To become sickly.

Adverb

1. In a sick manner; in a way that reflects or causes sickness.
   • sickly pale; to cough sickly

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