Weak, ailing, ill.

Suffering from illness of any kind; ill, unwell, ailing. Also, to go sick, to become ill, to report sick.

Not in good health; unsound, unhealthy; diseased, infirm, sick.

Of persons: lacking in energy or diligence; inclined to be lazy or idle; remiss, careless; negligent or lax in regard to one's duties.

Not strong; feeble, weak. Also absol.

An agricultural implement similar in form and use to a reaping-hook, but properly distinguished from this by having a serrated cutting-edge.

‘half-whole’, in poor health.

In predicative use (often with the: see the, adv.). Less well in health, physical condition, or spirits; less hale or strong.

Affected with sickness, passion, etc.; infected.

Declining in health, pining away; drooping, withering, failing. Also in early use: †suffering from sickness or disease (obsolete).

Deprived of health or well-being.

Ailing or indisposed; in a poor state of health; not robust or strong.

Sickly; unhealthy.

In ill health, unwell, poorly, sick; suffering from disease or injury (now chiefly regional and nonstandard); (of a part of the body) affected by…

Unhealthy, sick.

= languishing, adj. (in various senses). Cf. languorous, adj.

Disordered, diseased, affected with a distemper. Physically.

Not well or in good health; somewhat ill; indisposed.

deatined (see detain, v. 1b); kept back; ‘holden’ (with infirmity, etc.).

In ill health, unwell; = poorly, adj. Now rare (U.S. regional in later use).

Distressful, sorrowful, mournful. Obsolete.

Of, relating to, or affected with physical or spiritual sickness; sickly.

Of health or bodily condition: Unsound, disordered. Hence, of persons (formerly, also, of parts of the body): Out of health, sick, indisposed…

= maladif, adj.

Failing to thrive; stunted, wasted, sickly.

Touched or affected with sickness, passion, etc.

Of persons, etc.: Not physically sound; unhealthy, diseased; †suffering from wounds or injuries.

Weakened, enfeebled, diseased in body, affected with illness, indisposed; (also) impaired, disordered. Obsolete.

figurative. Damaged, having flaws; impaired or unsound in constitution, moral character, reputation, etc., blemished; †bankrupt (obsolete).

Irregular variant of unsound, adj.

Afflicted with illness; attacked by plague or other epidemic. Obsolete.

Rendered infirm; affected with infirmity.

Broken down in health; diseased; infirm.

Without health, out of health; destitute of bodily, mental, or spiritual health: unhealthy.

In bad condition.

Of a person or animal: affected by or suffering from a disease or other condition; mentally or physically ill or unfit; disabled. Also (of a part…

Having the bodily health or constitution impaired; indisposed, ailing; diseased, sickly; broken down, frail, infirm. Obsolete.

= unhealthy, adj. 1.

Somewhat ill or sick, indisposed; disordered.

Not in robust or vigorous health; more or less weakly, infirm, or delicate; invalid. Of the body, etc.

Sound in health; free or recovered from sickness or infirmity. In predicative use. Also (now somewhat archaic) with of (a sickness, wound, etc.). no…

Causing or productive of faintness; sickly.

In a bad state of health; unwell, indisposed.

Unhealthy.

Having a taint of disease; infected with latent disease. Cf. taint, n.1 6b.

Affected with illness or indisposition; diseased. Obsolete.

Sickly, feeble, thin; pining, wasting; = peaky, adj.2 Now chiefly English regional and U.S. regional.

Of persons, etc.: Not possessed of good health; weak or sickly in health. Also absol.

= infirmed, adj.

Disturbed, disordered. Cf. disaffect, v.2

Needing or receiving medical treatment; sick. Obsolete.

Somewhat ill or unwell; indisposed.

Insignificant, paltry, petty. Also: in poor health or condition, sickly.

Infirm from sickness or disease; enfeebled or disabled by illness or injury. Now only as attributive use of the noun.

Ill-disposed, disaffected.

Having weak health; valetudinary. Also figurative.

Not hale or healthy.

Chiefly Scottish and English regional. Unwell, in ill health; = poorly, adj.

Not sound in health; diseased, infirm, sick.

Invalid, weakly.

Sickly, diseased; (also) causing sickness or disease.

Out of proper condition; out of order; ‘in a bad way’.

Inclined to sickness, feeling sick, queasy; without appetite; faint. In later use English regional.

Of a person, a part of the body, etc.: affected with disease; unhealthy, ill.

(un-, prefix1 affix 2b. Cf. wanthriven, adj.)

Unsound, unhealthy. Obsolete.

That ails, in various senses; esp. affected by or suffering from illness or poor health; poorly; sickly. Often with implication that the illness…

Somewhat unwell.

In a low state of health.

Unwell, in ill health.

In poor health, ailing, poorly. Obsolete or dialect.

English regional. Unwell, ill.

Affected with a malady.

Scottish. Of persons. In poor health; not very well.

(a) reduced to atoms, decomposed; (b) decayed, ruined; whose health, strength, character, etc. has given way; (c) having ceased to function (cf. to…

Sickly; feeble, puny; showing signs of poor health, fatigue, or undernourishment. Cf. peaking, adj. 2.

somewhat poorly.

Of women: delicate, indisposed or ill; prone to anxiety or depression.

In a low state of health; lacking energy; tired and somewhat unwell, esp. through overwork.

Rendered sickly or mawkish.

English regional (chiefly south-eastern). In a poor condition; weak; ill. Now rare.

In immaterial sense. Not completely sound in health.

Of a person or body of people, a person's condition, etc. (In early use frequently in the comparative.) U.S. colloquial. In low spirits; unwell or…

Sickly; delicate, not robust.

Of a person, community: Afflicted with disease or sickness; overwhelmed with trouble or sorrow, and the like. Of the face: Marked with or…

slightly unwell.

= poorly, adj., poorly, adv.

U.S. regional (chiefly New England and south Midland). Sickly, delicate; puny. Also occasionally: trifling, insignificant.

colloquial (originally regional). Unwell, sick; tired, dejected, now esp. as the result of a hangover or lack of sleep.

Of a person. Originally North American. Shaky, weakened; unnerved; unwell.

Ill, indisposed. rare.

Tired out, exhausted; ‘off colour’.

ill (in quot. 1970 written icky-poo).

colloquial. In elaborated forms like death warmed up, (chiefly U.S.) like death warmed over.

Sweet, sickly, sentimental; hence a general term of disapproval: nasty, repulsive, sticky, etc.; also, ill, sick.

colloquial (chiefly British, originally R.A.F. slang). Unwell.

colloquial (originally U.S.). In poor health or spirits; unwell, poorly.

colloquial. Hung-over; (also) exhausted, ill. Chiefly in predicative use.

In phrases sick as a dog, sick as a horse, etc. (Sense sometimes merging with A. 4). Also sick as a parrot (a fanciful catchphrase, chiefly used jocu…

= shit, adj. Also: unwell.