sick 1
/sik/ , adj., sicker, sickest , n.
adj.
1. afflicted with ill health or disease; ailing.
2. affected with nausea; inclined to vomit.
3. deeply affected with some unpleasant feeling, as of sorrow, disgust, or boredom: sick at heart; to be sick of parties.
4. mentally, morally, or emotionally deranged, corrupt, or unsound: a sick mind; wild statements that made him seem sick.
5. characteristic of a sick mind: sick fancies.
6. dwelling on or obsessed with that which is gruesome, sadistic, ghoulish, or the like; morbid: a sick comedian; sick jokes.
7. of, pertaining to, or for use during sickness: He applied for sick benefits.
8. accompanied by or suggestive of sickness; sickly: a sick pallor; the sick smell of disinfectant in the corridors.
9. disgusted; chagrined.
10. not in proper condition; impaired.
11. Agric.
a. failing to sustain adequate harvests of some crop, usually specified: a wheat-sick soil.
b. containing harmful microorganisms: a sick field.
12. Now Rare. menstruating.
13. call in sick , to notify one's place of employment by telephone that one will be absent from work because of being ill.
14. sick and tired , utterly weary; fed up: I'm sick and tired of working so hard!
15. sick at one's stomach , Chiefly Midland and Southern U.S. nauseated.
16. sick to one's stomach , Chiefly Northern, North Midland, and Western U.S. nauseated.
n.
17. ( used with a plural v. ) sick persons collectively (usually prec. by the ).
[ bef. 900; ME sik, sek, OE seoc; c. D ziek, G siech, ON sjukr, Goth siuks ]
Syn. 1. infirm, indisposed. See ill. 2. nauseous, nauseated.
Ant. 1. well, hale, healthy.
sick 2
/sik/ , v.t.
sic 1 .