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Synonyms
sick·ly (sĭḱlē)

adjective: -li·er, -li·est. 

  1. Prone to sickness.
  2. Of, caused by, or associated with sickness: a sickly pallor.
  3. Conducive to sickness: a sickly climate.
  4. Causing nausea; nauseating.
  5. Lacking vigor or strength; feeble or weak: a sickly handshake.

transitive verb: -lied, -ly·ing, -lies. 

To make sickly: “Timidity . . . sicklies the whole cast of thought in action” (Henry Adams)

derivatives

sicḱli·ness
noun
sicḱly
adverb