n.
Pronunciation: ' sik
Function: adjective
Etymology: Middle English sek, sik, from Old English s ē oc; akin to Old High German sioh sick
Date: before 12th century
1 a (1) : affected with disease or ill health : AILING (2) : of, relating to, or intended for use in sickness < sick pay> <a sick ward> b : QUEASY , NAUSEATED < sick to one's stomach> <was sick in the car> c : undergoing menstruation
2 : spiritually or morally unsound or corrupt
3 a : sickened by strong emotion < sick with fear> <worried sick > b : having a strong distaste from surfeit : SATIATED < sick of flattery> c : filled with disgust or chagrin <gossip makes me sick > d : depressed and longing for something < sick for one's home>
4 a : mentally or emotionally unsound or disordered : MORBID < sick thoughts> b : highly distasteful : MACABRE , SADISTIC < sick jokes> <a sick crime>
5 : lacking vigor : SICKLY : as a : badly outclassed <made the competition look sick > b : incapable of producing profitable yields of a crop < sick soils>
– sick · ly adverb