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Definition of Sickly
1. Adjective. Unhealthy looking.
2. Adjective. Somewhat ill or prone to illness. "Is unwell and can't come to work"
Similar to: Ill, Sick
Derivative terms: Unwellness
Definition of Sickly
1. a. Somewhat sick; disposed to illness; attended with disease; as, a sickly body.
2. adv. In a sick manner or condition; ill.
3. v. t. To make sick or sickly; -- with over, and probably only in the past participle.
Definition of Sickly
1. Adjective. Frequently ill; often in poor health; given to becoming ill. ¹
2. Adjective. Having the appearance of sickness or ill health; appearing ill, infirm or unhealthy; pale. ¹
3. Adjective. Weak; faint; suggesting unhappiness. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Sickly
1. appearing as if sick [adj -LIER, -LIEST] : SICKLILY [adv] / to make sickly [v -LIED, -LYING, -LIES] - See also: sickly
Medical Definition of Sickly
1. 1. Somewhat sick; disposed to illness; attended with disease; as, a sickly body. "This physic but prolongs thy sickly days." (Shak) 2. Producing, or tending to, disease; as, a sickly autumn; a sickly climate. 3. Appearing as if sick; weak; languid; pale. "The moon grows sickly at the sight of day." (Dryden) "Nor torrid summer's sickly smile." (Keble) 4. Tending to produce nausea; sickening; as, a sickly smell; sickly sentimentality. Synonym: Diseased, ailing, infirm, weakly, unhealthy, healthless, weak, feeble, languid, faint. Origin: Sicklier; Sickliest. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)