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单词 sickly
释义

sickly

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adjective

sick·​ly ˈsi-klē How to pronounce sickly (audio)
1
: somewhat unwell
also : habitually ailing
2
: produced by or associated with sickness
a sickly complexion
a sickly appetite
3
: producing or tending to produce disease : unwholesome
a sickly climate
4
a
: appearing as if sick
b
: lacking in vigor : weak
a sickly plant
5
: sickening
a sickly odor
sickliness noun

sickly

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adverb

sicklier; sickliest
: in a manner indicating, causing, or suggestive of sickness
Walking blindly, every step making him sick with pain, he … covered his face as much as he could, and struggled sickly along. D. H. Lawrence
His face turned a sickly shade of yellow. Rick Riordan
sometimes used figuratively
Nick was the perfect boy for me. We were that sickly-sweet couple who never fought. Sara Harari

sickly

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verb

sicklied; sicklying; sicklies

transitive verb

: to make sick or sickly

Synonyms

Adjective

  • ailing
  • invalid
  • weakly
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Example Sentences

Adjective The walls were painted a sickly yellow. The lamp gave off a sickly glow.
Recent Examples on the Web
Adjective
The taste: Despite the visible vanilla bean flecks, the flavor was sickly and fake. Ali Francis, Bon Appétit, 29 Aug. 2022 Cameron sings in a purposefully sickly sweet cadence. Liam Hess, Vogue, 23 Aug. 2022 He had been born a sickly child; his mother’s resolve and resilience were necessarily established early in his life. R.l. Ford, Variety, 16 June 2022 There was a sickly little orange one with a head that wobbled back and forth. Kathryn Scanlan, Harper’s Magazine , 20 July 2022 The youngest, Mark, was the sickly boy who inspired his mom to bake whole-wheat bread. Fox News, 24 June 2022 But at 87 years old, barely into middle age, the tree is sickly. New York Times, 28 May 2022 But at 87 years old, barely into middle age, the tree is sickly. Tim Arango, BostonGlobe.com, 28 May 2022 Overnight, the Asian financial center was inundated with scenes of sickly older patients flooding hospital wards. David Pierson, Los Angeles Times, 17 Mar. 2022
Verb
And Jessie is stubbornly clinging to the only remedy that seems to help sickly Thomas at all: blood. Kolbie Peterson, The Salt Lake Tribune, 31 Jan. 2022 There is something unsavory, even sickly about the artist, something not entirely on the side of life. New York Times, 17 Sep. 2021 Klara is purchased for Josie, a sweet, sickly teenage girl who lives with her harried mother and a housekeeper outside the city. Sam Sacks, WSJ, 26 Feb. 2021 See More

Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Adverb

1572, in the meaning defined above

Verb

1763, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

sickly

adjective

sick·​ly ˈsik-lē How to pronounce sickly (audio)
sicklier; sickliest
1
: somewhat sick : often ailing
I was sickly as a child.
2
: caused by or associated with ill health
a sickly complexion
3
: sickening
a sickly odor
4
: appearing as if sick
The sickly plants withered away.

Medical Definition

sickly

adjective

sick·​ly ˈsik-lē How to pronounce sickly (audio)
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 nausea
a sickly odor

sickly

adjective

1
as in frail
chronically or repeatedly suffering from poor health a sickly foal that seemed to catch everything that the other horses had

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • frail
  • fragile
  • sick
  • weak
  • ailing
  • dying
  • weakly
  • feeble
  • invalid
  • fading
  • bedridden
  • lame
  • debilitated
  • ill
  • weakened
  • delicate
  • infirm
  • decrepit
  • moribund
  • enfeebled
  • unwell
  • incapacitated
  • incurable
  • unhealthy
  • bedfast
  • poorly
  • challenged
  • indisposed
  • unsound
  • worn-out
  • run-down
  • peaked

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • healthy
  • well
  • wholesome
  • sound
  • whole
  • hale
  • hearty
  • fit
  • well-conditioned
  • able-bodied
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2
as in poisonous
bad for the well-being of the body lungs scarred by years of exposure to the sickly air of the coal mines

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • poisonous
  • toxic
  • unhealthful
  • unhealthy
  • unwholesome
  • insalubrious
  • noxious
  • noisome
  • insanitary
  • unsanitary
  • unhygienic
  • lethal
  • germy
  • fatal
  • mortal
  • nonnutritious

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • healthy
  • healthful
  • sanitary
  • nutritious
  • hygienic
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