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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024sick•ly /ˈsɪkli/USA pronunciation adj., -li•er, -li•est, adv. adj. - Pathologynot strong;
unhealthy;
ailing:The baby was still sickly: pale and underweight. - Pathologyarising from ill health:a sickly complexion.
- Pathologycausing a feeling of nausea:What is that sickly smell?
- causing a feeling of mild disgust by being overly sentimental:sickly, gushing compliments.
adv. - Pathologyin a sick or sickly manner.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024sick•ly (sik′lē),USA pronunciation adj., -li•er, -li•est, adv., v., -lied, -ly•ing. adj. - Pathologynot strong;
unhealthy;
ailing. - Pathologyof, 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.
- Pathologycausing sickness.
- Pathologynauseating.
- maudlin and insipid;
mawkish:sickly sentimentality. - faint or feeble, as light or color.
adv. - Pathologyin a sick or sickly manner.
v.t. - to cover with a sickly hue.
- Middle English siklich, sekly (adjective, adjectival). See sick1, -ly 1300–50
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged frail, weak, puny, sick, feeble, infirm.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: sickly /ˈsɪklɪ/ adj ( -lier, -liest)- disposed to frequent ailments; not healthy; weak
- of, relating to, or caused by sickness
- (of a smell, taste, etc) causing revulsion or nausea
- mawkish; insipid
adv - in a sick or sickly manner
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