单词 | sickly |
释义 | 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 region: the epidemic left the town sickly. 4. causing sickness. 5. nauseating. 6. maudlin and insipid; mawkish: sickly sentimentality. 7. faint or feeble, as light or color. adv. 8. in a sick or sickly manner. v.t. 9. to cover with a sickly hue. [1300-50; ME siklich, sekly (adj.). See SICK1, -LY] Syn. 1. frail, weak, puny, sick, feeble, infirm. |
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