SICKLY

sickly

Verb

  1. To make sickly.

Adjective

  1. Frequently ill; often in poor health; given to becoming ill.
    a sickly child
  2. Having the appearance of sickness or ill health; appearing ill, infirm or unhealthy; pale.
    a sickly plant
  3. Weak; faint; suggesting unhappiness.
    a sickly smile
  4. Somewhat sick; disposed to illness; attended with disease.
  5. Tending to produce disease.
    a sickly autumn; a sickly climate
  6. Tending to produce nausea; sickening.
    a sickly smell; sickly sentimentality

Adverb

  1. In a sick manner.


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