Synonyms for sickly
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : sik-lee |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈsɪk li |
Top 10 synonyms for sickly Other synonyms for the word sickly
Définition of sickly
Origin :- late 14c., "ill, invalid, habitually ailing," from sick (adj.) + -ly (1). Meaning "causing sickness" in any sense is from c.1600. Related: Sickliness.
- adj not healthy
- adj revolting
- The boy was sickly: he might be taken from him ere he had made any true acquaintance with him!
- Extract from : « Weighed and Wanting » by George MacDonald
- My second child was a girl; but a poor diminutive, sickly thing.
- Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 3 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
- "He's alive then," exclaimed Anthony, pale in the sickly light.
- Extract from : « It Happened in Egypt » by C. N. Williamson
- It was now autumn, and the most sickly season I had ever known in Peewawkin.
- Extract from : « The Works of Whittier, Volume V (of VII) » by John Greenleaf Whittier
- The face of the latter was a sickly green, the gift of his fright.
- Extract from : « The Black Bag » by Louis Joseph Vance
- What could she do, a woman, with only a sickly boy to help her?
- Extract from : « The Green Satin Gown » by Laura E. Richards
- This sally was greeted with sickly smiles by the members who wanted the floor.
- Extract from : « Punchinello, Vol. 1, No. 14, July 2, 1870 » by Various
- They regard it at best as a fantastic weakness, fit only for sickly people.
- Extract from : « Ranald Bannerman's Boyhood » by George MacDonald
- Christians around us living a sickly, feeble, fruitless life!
- Extract from : « The Ministry of Intercession » by Andrew Murray
- The apostrophe to the heroism of the soldiers is sickly and pale.
- Extract from : « Diary from November 12, 1862, to October 18, 1863 » by Adam Gurowski
Antonyms for sickly
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