sickly sweet — nauseante
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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
sick|ly — «SIHK lee», adjective, li|er, li|est, adverb, verb, lied, ly|ing. –adj. 1. often sick; not strong and healthy. SYNONYM(S): ailing, indispo … Useful english dictionary
sickly — sick|ly [ˈsıkli] adj 1.) a sickly person or animal is weak, unhealthy, and often ill ▪ a sickly child ▪ She looked pale and sickly. 2.) especially BrE a sickly smell, taste etc is unpleasant and makes you feel sick ▪ A sickly smell clung to his… … Dictionary of contemporary English
sickly — sick•ly [[t]ˈsɪk li[/t]] adj. li•er, li•est, 1) pat not strong; unhealthy; ailing 2) pat arising from ill health: a sickly complexion[/ex] 3) marked by the prevalence of ill health, as a region 4) pat causing sickness 5) pat nauseating 6)… … From formal English to slang
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
sick — adj 1. ill, ailing, unwell, unhealthy, sickly, delicate; indisposed, laid up, bedridden, infirm, valetudinarian, confined, shut in; hurt, afflicted, injured, lame, disabled, crippled; not up to snuff, Inf. out of sorts, Inf. under the weather, on … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
sickly — sick·ly sik lē adj 1) somewhat unwell also habitually ailing <a sickly child> 2) produced by or associated with sickness <a sickly complexion> 3) producing or tending to produce disease <a sickly climate> 4) tending to produce… … Medical dictionary
sick — sick1 [sik] adj. [ME sik, seke < OE seoc, akin to Ger siech < IE base * seug , to be troubled or grieved > Arm hiucanim, (I) am weakening] 1. suffering from disease or illness; unwell; ill: in this sense, now rare or literary in England… … English World dictionary
sickly — adj. (sicklier, sickliest) 1 a of weak health; apt to be ill. b (of a person s complexion, look, etc.) languid, faint, or pale, suggesting sickness (a sickly smile). c (of light or colour) faint, pale, feeble. 2 causing ill health (a sickly… … Useful english dictionary
sickly — adj 1. sick, ailing, unwell. See sick(def. 1). 2. unhealthy, chronically ill, Pathol. cachectic, frail, delicate; feeble, puny, weak, drooping, anemic, rundown, washed out; diseased, morbid; pale, wan, pallid, peaked, ashen, haggard, emaciated,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
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
