SICKLY


Meaning of SICKLY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ sɪkli ]

( sicklier, sickliest)

1.

A sickly person or animal is weak, unhealthy, and often ill.

He had been a sickly child.

ADJ

2.

A sickly smell or taste is unpleasant and makes you feel slightly sick, often because it is extremely sweet.

...the sickly smell of rum.

ADJ

3.

A sickly colour or light is unpleasantly pale or weak.

Wallpapers for children too often come only in sickly pastel shades.

ADJ : usu ADJ n

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