sickly
/'sikli/
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Definition
- Adjective:
- Often ill or in poor health: Describes a person, especially a child, who is frequently unwell, weak, or prone to illness.
- Appearing unhealthy or weak: Describes something that gives the impression of poor health, such as a pale complexion or a weak appearance.
- Causing nausea or disgust; overly sentimental: Describes something that is so sweet, sentimental, or unpleasant that it induces a feeling of sickness or disgust.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- The sickly child missed many days of school. (Describing someone prone to illness.)
- She had a sickly pallor after being indoors all winter. (Describing an unhealthy appearance.)
- The room was painted a sickly shade of green. (Describing a color that suggests unhealthiness.)
- I can't stand that sickly sweet perfume. (Describing something causing disgust.)
Advanced Usage
- "sickly sweet": Used to describe a taste, smell, or sentiment that is excessively and unpleasantly sweet.
- The dessert was covered in a sickly sweet syrup.
Variants and Related Words
- Sicken (verb): To make or become ill or disgusted.
- The violence in the movie sickened me.
- Sickliness (noun): The state or quality of being sickly.
- The general sickliness of the plant was due to poor soil.
Synonyms
- Ailing: Suffering from an illness.
- Peaked: Pale and ill-looking.
- Unwell: Not in good health.
- Wan: Pale and giving the impression of illness or exhaustion.
- Nauseating: Causing nausea or disgust.
Antonyms
- Healthy: In good health.
- Robust: Strong and healthy.
- Vibrant: Full of energy and life.
Related Phrases
- Sickly smile: A weak or forced smile that suggests illness or discomfort.
- He managed a sickly smile despite his pain.
Adjective
- somewhat ill or prone to illness
- my poor ailing grandmother
- feeling a bit indisposed today
- you look a little peaked
- feeling poorly
- a sickly child
- is unwell and can't come to work
- unhealthy looking