Definition of Sickliness

1. n. The quality or state of being sickly.

Definition of Sickliness

1. Noun. The state or characteristic of weakness, incapacity, or physical distress due to poor health, especially of a chronic nature. ¹

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Definition of Sickliness

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Lexicographical Neighbors of Sickliness

sicklemias
sicklemic
sicklepod
sickler
sicklerite
sicklers
sickles
sickless
sickleweed golden aster
sicklewort
sicklied
sicklier
sicklies
sickliest
sicklily
sickliness (current term)
sicklinesses
sickling
sickly
sickly-sweet
sickly sweet
sicklying
sickness
sickness benefit
sickness impact profile
sicknesses
sicko
sickoes
sickos
sickout

Literary usage of Sickliness

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Crisis of the Sugar Colonies; Or, An Enquiry Into the Objects and by James Stephen (1802)
"Reflect next, on the great sickliness, to which in common with all lands in that climate while under the process of clearing, this Island is undeniably ..."

2. The Orchard: Including the Management of Wall and Standard Fruit Trees, and by Charles McIntosh (1839)
"... into a bad and pernicious subsoil; consequently, they will soon show evident signs of sickliness, unproductiveness, and decay. ..."

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