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sickly

From Wiktionary

Word parts

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sick + -ly

Adjective

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Positive
sickly

Comparative
more sickly

Superlative
most sickly

  1. A sickly person is someone who is sick, especially someone who is sick very frequently.
    He was a sickly child.
  2. Something that appears sickly appears diseased and unhealthy.
  3. Something that gives off a sickly light doesn't give off very much light; it is dim but not completely dark.
  4. A sickly action or activity is one that lacks intensity and vigor; it is done weakly.
    He flashed me a sickly smile.
  5. Something that is sickly is associated with poor moral or mental well-being.
  6. Something that is sickly is disgusting, especially something that makes you nauseous.
    The house was filled with a sickly smell; it smelled like a rotting corpse.
  7. Something sickly sweet is too sweet; it is overly sweet.

Adverb

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Positive
sickly

Comparative
more sickly

Superlative
most sickly

  1. Something done sickly is done in a sick way.
    She sickly coughed into her arm.