sickly

[US]/'sɪklɪ/
[UK]/'sɪkli/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. appearing ill or unhealthy, having a pale complexion, prevalent of disease
adv. in a sickly manner
vt. to make pale, to give a sickly appearance

Phrases & Collocations

pale and sickly

Example Sentences

she was a thin, sickly child.

an overpowering, sickly sweet smell

from birth he was sickly and consumptive.

his usual sickly pallor.

a deep sickly vaporous swamp.

a sickly fable of delicate young lovers.

the sickly stench made him want to vomit.

He had a sickly green pallor.

the tale begins with a sickly youth, Robin.

the walls were painted a sickly green.

Today's Rheingau Rieslings are again winning accolades, putting the era of cheap and sickly German wines such as Liebfraumilch to rest.

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