— sickliness , n.
/sik"lee/ , adj., sicklier, sickliest , adv., v., sicklied, sicklying .
adj.
1. not strong; unhealthy; ailing.
2. of, connected with, or arising from ill health: a sickly complexion.
3. marked by the prevalence of ill health, as a region: the epidemic left the town sickly.
4. causing sickness.
5. nauseating.
6. maudlin and insipid; mawkish: sickly sentimentality.
7. faint or feeble, as light or color.
adv.
8. in a sick or sickly manner.
v.t.
9. to cover with a sickly hue.
[ 1300-50; ME siklich, sekly (adj.). See SICK 1 , -LY ]
Syn. 1. frail, weak, puny, sick, feeble, infirm.