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sickly sickly definition

sickly


 
  Overview  of  adj  sickly 
 
  The  adj  sickly  has  2  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  sallow,  sickly  --  (unhealthy  looking) 
  2.  ailing,  indisposed,  peaked,  poorly,  sickly,  unwell  --  (somewhat  ill  or  prone  to  illness;  "my  poor  ailing  grandmother";  "feeling  a  bit  indisposed  today";  "you  look  a  little  peaked";  "feeling  poorly";  "a  sickly  child";  "is  unwell  and  can't  come  to  work") 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  sickly 
 
  2  senses  of  sickly 
 
  Sense  1 
  sallow,  sickly 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  unhealthy)  ->  healthy 
 
  Sense  2 
  ailing,  indisposed,  peaked(prenominal),  poorly(prenominal),  sickly,  unwell 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  ill)  ->  well 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  sickly 
 
  2  senses  of  sickly 
 
  Sense  1 
  sallow,  sickly 
  =>  unhealthy  (vs.  healthy) 
 
  Sense  2 
  ailing,  indisposed,  peaked(prenominal),  poorly(prenominal),  sickly,  unwell 
  =>  ill  (vs.  well),  sick 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  sickly 
 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  sickly 
 
  sickly  used  as  an  adjective  is  rare  (polysemy  count  =  2) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  sickly 
  sickly 
 
  Overview  of  adj  sickly 
 
  The  adj  sickly  has  2  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  sallow,  sickly  --  (unhealthy  looking) 
  2.  ailing,  indisposed,  peaked,  poorly,  sickly,  unwell  --  (somewhat  ill  or  prone  to  illness;  "my  poor  ailing  grandmother";  "feeling  a  bit  indisposed  today";  "you  look  a  little  peaked";  "feeling  poorly";  "a  sickly  child";  "is  unwell  and  can't  come  to  work") 



sickly definition