sicklier

Variant of sickly

sickly definition

sickly (sik′lē)

adjective sicklier -·lier, sickliest -·li·est

  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; unhealthful
  4. sickening; nauseating a sickly odor
  5. faint; feeble a sickly light
  6. weak; mawkish a sickly smile

Etymology: ME sekly

adverb sicklier -·lier, sickliest -·liest

in a sick manner
also sicklily sick′·lily (-lə lē)

transitive verb sicklied -·lied, sicklying -·ly·ing

to make sickly, as in color

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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