sickly
English
/ˈsɪkli/
adj
Definitions
- Frequently ill or in poor health.
- Not in good health; (somewhat) sick.
- (of a plant) Characterized by poor or unhealthy growth.
- Appearing ill, infirm or unhealthy; giving the appearance of illness.
- Shedding a relatively small amount of light; (of light) not very bright.
- Lacking intensity or vigour.
- Associated with poor moral or mental well-being.
- Tending to produce nausea.
- Overly sweet.
- (obsolete) Marked by the occurrence of illness or disease (of a period of time).
- (obsolete) Tending to produce disease or poor health.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English seekly suffix from English sick derived from Old English sīcle (sickly) derived from Old Norse sjúkligr (sickly).
Origin
Old Norse
sjúkligr
Gloss
sickly
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- airsick English
- brainsick English
- bussick English
- carsick English
- cropsick English
- dogsick English
- dope sick English
- greensick English
- guilt-sick English
- heartsick English
- heatsick English
- homesick English
- iron-sick English
- lovesick English
- oversick English
- seasick English
- sick English
- sick-wagon English
- sickbag English
- sickbay English
- sickbed English
- sicken English
- sicker English
- sickfic English
- sickhouse English
- sickie English
- sickish English
- sickless English
- sicklify English
- sicklily English
- sickliness English
- sickness English
- sicknik English
- sicko English
- sickout English
- sickroom English
- sicky English
- soulsick English
- spacesick English
- thoughtsick English
- trainsick English
- turnsick English
- unsick English
- ziek Dutch, Flemish
- ziekelijk Dutch, Flemish
- sīcle Old English
- seekly Middle English
- sik Middle English
- sjúkligr Old Norse
- syge Danish
- sygelig Danish
- sygeliggøre Danish
- siekelijc Middle Dutch
- sik Tok Pisin
- sxih Navajo, Navaho
- siki Pijin
- sick
- sicky
- sicko
- sicker
- sickie
- sicken
- unsick
- sickfic
- sickbed
- dogsick
- carsick
- airsick
- sickout
- bussick
- sickbay
- seasick
- sickish
- sickbag
- sicknik
- sickless
- sickroom
- soulsick
- sicklify
- oversick
- sicklily
- cropsick
- turnsick
- homesick
- heatsick
- sickness
- lovesick
- heartsick
- brainsick
- dope sick
- sickhouse
- trainsick
- iron-sick
- greensick
- spacesick
- sick-wagon
- guilt-sick
- sickliness
- thoughtsick