adj. 25B6; adjective
a sickly child : UNHEALTHY, in poor health, delicate, frail, weak.
sickly faces : PALE, wan, pasty, sallow, pallid, ashen, anaemic.
a sickly green : INSIPID, pale, light, light-coloured, washed out, faded.
sickly love songs : SENTIMENTAL, mawkish, cloying, mushy, slushy, sugary, syrupy, saccharine; informal schmaltzy, weepy, lovey-dovey, corny; Brit. informal soppy; N. Amer. informal cornball, sappy, hokey, three-hankie.
healthy.