sickly (Meaning)
sickly (s)
unhealthy looking
somewhat ill or prone to illness
sickly (superl.)
Somewhat sick; disposed to illness; attended with disease; as, a sickly body.
Producing, or tending to, disease; as, a sickly autumn; a sickly climate.
Appearing as if sick; weak; languid; pale.
Tending to produce nausea; sickening; as, a sickly smell; sickly sentimentality.
sickly (adv.)
In a sick manner or condition; ill.
sickly (v. t.)
To make sick or sickly; -- with over, and probably only in the past participle.
Synonyms & Antonyms of sickly
sickly Sentence Examples
- The sickly child's face was pale and sickly, with sunken eyes.
- The sickly sweet scent of decay permeated the air.
- The sickly smile on the man's face betrayed his underlying pain.
- The sickly green color of the water indicated contamination.
- The sickly thud of the body hitting the ground echoed through the room.
- The sickly sensation in my stomach persisted despite the medication.
- The sickly light of the moon cast an eerie glow over the landscape.
- The sickly smell of burnt rubber filled the air after the accident.
- The sickly taste of the medicine made it difficult to swallow.
- The sickly child was unable to keep any food down.
FAQs About the word sickly
unhealthy looking, somewhat ill or prone to illnessSomewhat sick; disposed to illness; attended with disease; as, a sickly body., Producing, or tending to, dise
sick, invalid, weak, weakly, ailing, fragile,frail, feeble, dying, lame
healthy,well, healthy, well, whole, sound, hale, sound, wholesome,whole
The sickly child's face was pale and sickly, with sunken eyes.
The sickly sweet scent of decay permeated the air.
The sickly smile on the man's face betrayed his underlying pain.
The sickly green color of the water indicated contamination.
