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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")
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