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1 süßlich
I Adj.2. fig. (kitschig) sickly (sweet); (sentimental) mawkish; Miene, Stimme etc.: auch ever so sweet umg.; Lächeln: sugaryII Adv.1. riechen, schmecken: sickly sweet* * *mawkish; treacly; sweetish* * *süß|lich ['zyːslɪç]adj1) Geruch, Geschmack (= leicht süß) sweetish, slightly sweet; (= unangenehm süß) sickly (sweet), cloying2) (fig) Töne, Miene, Worte sweet; Lächeln, Schlager sugary; Farben, Modegeschmack pretty-pretty (Brit inf overly pretty; (= kitschig) mawkish, tacky* * *süß·lich1. (unangenehm süß) sickly sweet\süßliches Parfüm cloying perfume [or scent2. (übertrieben liebenswürdig) terribly sweet\süßliches Lächeln sugary smile\süßliche Miene ingratiating [or BRIT smarmy] expression\süßlicher Tonfall ingratiating [or BRIT wheedling] tone of voice\süßliche Worte honeyed words* * *1.1) [slightly] sweet; on the sweet side pred.ein widerlich süßlicher Geschmack — an unpleasantly sickly or cloying taste
2) (abwertend) (sentimental) sickly mawkish < film>; (heuchlerisch freundlich) sugary <smile etc.>; smarmy (coll.) <expression, manners>; honeyed < words>2.adverbial (abwertend) <write, paint> mawkishly or in a sickly-sentimental style; < smile> smarmily (coll.)* * *A. adjleicht süßlich on the sweet side2. fig (kitschig) sickly (sweet); (sentimental) mawkish; Miene, Stimme etc: auch ever so sweet umg; Lächeln: sugaryB. adv1. riechen, schmecken: sickly sweet2. figsüßlich lächeln give a sugary smile* * *1.1) [slightly] sweet; on the sweet side pred.ein widerlich süßlicher Geschmack — an unpleasantly sickly or cloying taste
2) (abwertend) (sentimental) sickly mawkish < film>; (heuchlerisch freundlich) sugary <smile etc.>; smarmy (coll.) <expression, manners>; honeyed < words>2.adverbial (abwertend) <write, paint> mawkishly or in a sickly-sentimental style; < smile> smarmily (coll.)* * *adj.mawkish adj.slobbery* adj.sweetish adj. adv.mawkishly adv.treacly adv. -
2 kränklich
Adj. sickly; (gebrechlich) frail* * *dicky; valetudinary; ailing; infirm; sickly* * *krạ̈nk|lich ['krɛŋklɪç]adjsickly, in poor or bad health* * *1) (tending to be often ill: a sickly child.) sickly2) (suggesting sickness; pale; feeble: She looks sickly.) sickly3) (ill: He is very poorly.) poor4) (looking pale and unhealthy: You look peaky today.) peaky* * *kränk·lich[ˈkrɛŋklɪç]adj sickly, in poor health* * *Adjektiv sickly; ailing* * ** * *Adjektiv sickly; ailing* * *adj.invalid adj.morbid adj.sickish adj.sickly adj.valetudinarian adj. -
3 morbid
Adj. geh.* * *morbid* * *mor|bid [mɔr'biːt]adj (MED)morbid; (fig geh) degenerate* * *mor·bid[mɔrˈbi:t]adj (geh) degenerateeinen \morbiden Charme haben to have a [certain] morbid charm* * *Adjektiv (geh.) (kränklich) sickly; (todgeweiht) deathly pale; (fig.) moribund, degenerate <society, institution, etc.>* * *morbid adj geh* * *Adjektiv (geh.) (kränklich) sickly; (todgeweiht) deathly pale; (fig.) moribund, degenerate <society, institution, etc.>* * *adj.morbid adj. adv.morbidly adv. -
4 kränkeln
v/i be poorly, Am. be not too well; allg. be sickly, suffer from poor health; sie kränkelt seit einiger Zeit / schon immer she hasn’t been in the best of health lately / she’s never been the healthiest of people* * *to ail; to sicken* * *krạ̈n|keln ['krɛŋkln]vito be ailing (auch Wirtschaft, Firma), to be sickly, to be in bad or poor healthsie kränkeln leicht — they're often poorly (Brit) or sick
* * *(to be ill: The old lady has been ailing for some time.) ail* * *krän·keln[ˈkrɛŋkl̩n]vi1. (nicht ganz gesund sein) to be unwell [or sickly] [or in poor health* * *er kränkelt leicht — he is always ailing
* * *sie kränkelt seit einiger Zeit/schon immer she hasn’t been in the best of health lately/she’s never been the healthiest of people* * *intransitives Verb be in poor health; not be well; (fig.) be in poor shape* * *v.to ail v. -
5 angekränkelt
Adj.1. sickly, frail* * *an|ge|krän|kelt ['angəkrɛŋklt]adj (geh)sickly, frail, ailingvon keinem Zweifel angekränkelt sein —
* * *angekränkelt adj1. sickly, frail2. fig afflicted (von by) -
6 quittegelb
* * *quịt|te(n)|gelbadj(sickly) yellow* * *quit·te·gelb[ˈkvɪtəgɛlp]I. adj [pale] yellowII. adv* * *quittegelb adj Gesichtsfarbe: sickly yellow; -
7 schwächlich
* * *weakly (Adv.); weedy (Adj.); sickly (Adj.); puny (Adj.)* * *schwạ̈ch|lich ['ʃvɛçlɪç]adjweakly; (= zart auch) puny* * *1) weakly2) punily3) (small and weak: a puny child.) puny* * *schwäch·lich[ˈʃvɛçlɪç]adj weakly, feebleer war immer etwas \schwächlich he had always been a bit weakly [or delicate]* * *Adjektiv weakly, delicate < person>; frail <old person, constitution>; delicate <nerves, stomach, constitution>* * ** * *Adjektiv weakly, delicate < person>; frail <old person, constitution>; delicate <nerves, stomach, constitution>* * *adj.frail adj. adv.weakly adv. -
8 kränkelnd
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9 kränklich
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10 fehlbar
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11 honigsüß
I Adj. honey-sweet, as sweet as honeyII Adv. as sweet as honey* * *honeyed; oversweet* * *ho|nig|süß1. adjas sweet as honey; (fig) Worte, Ton honeyed; Lächeln sickly sweet2. adver lächelte hónigsüß — he smiled a sickly sweet smile
* * *ho·nig·süßI. adj honeyeder lächelte \honigsüß he smiled as sweetly as honey* * *1.2.ein honigsüßes Lächeln — (fig.) the sweetest of smiles
adverbial (fig.)honigsüß lächeln/antworten — smile a honey-sweet smile/answer in honeyed tones
* * *A. adj honey-sweet, as sweet as honeyB. adv as sweet as honey* * *1.2.ein honigsüßes Lächeln — (fig.) the sweetest of smiles
adverbial (fig.)honigsüß lächeln/antworten — smile a honey-sweet smile/answer in honeyed tones
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12 leidend
I Part. Präs. leidenII Adj.* * *ailing; idiopathic* * *lei|dendadj(= kränklich) ailing; (inf ) Miene long-sufferingléídend aussehen —
* * *lei·dend1. (geplagt) pitiful, mournful▪ \leidend sein to be ill* * *leidend aussehen — look sickly or poorly
2) (schmerzvoll) strained < voice>; martyred < expression>; < look> full of suffering* * *B. adj1. (kränklich) ailing, in poor health;leidend aussehen look ill2. Blick etc: woeful;C. adv:jemanden leidend ansehen give sb a woeful look* * *1) (krank) ailing; in poor health postpos.leidend aussehen — look sickly or poorly
2) (schmerzvoll) strained < voice>; martyred < expression>; < look> full of suffering* * *adj.ailing adj.idiopathic adj.suffering adj. adv.languishingly adv.sufferingly adv. -
13 mickrig
* * *mị|cke|rig ['mIkərɪç] ['mIkrɪç] (inf)1. adjpathetic; Betrag auch paltry; altes Männchen puny2. advpathetically* * *mickrig (mick[e]rig) adj umg Sache: measly, pathetic; stärker: lousy; Person: puny; (kränklich) sickly -
14 Morbidität
f; -, kein Pl.* * *Mor|bi|di|tät [mɔrbidi'tɛːt]f -, no pl (MED)morbidity; (fig geh) degeneracy* * * -
15 riechen
vt/i; riecht, roch, hat gerochen1. smell ( nach of); (wittern) scent; riechen an (+ Dat) smell at, sniff at; gut / übel riechen smell good / bad; süßlich / faulig riechen have a sickly sweet / foul ( oder putrid) smell; es riecht nach Gas I can smell gas, there’s a smell of gas; die Luft riecht nach Schnee I can smell snow in the air; man riecht, dass er getrunken hat you can tell by the smell that he’s been drinking; riech mal! smell this!, have a sniff ( oder whiff)! umg.; ich rieche das Parfüm gern I like the smell of that perfume; ich kann Knoblauch nicht riechen I hate (the smell of) garlic; ich bin so erkältet - ich kann nicht(s) mehr riechen I’ve got a bad cold - I can’t smell anything ( oder I have no sense of smell); Mund2. fig.: riechen nach Betrug etc. fig. smack of corruption etc.; ich kann ihn nicht riechen umg. I can’t stand him; ich konnte es förmlich riechen I could positively smell it; er hat es gerochen umg. he got wind of it; sie hat sofort gerochen, dass etwas nicht stimmte she immediately sensed that something was wrong; das konnte ich doch nicht riechen! umg. how was I to know?; Braten, Lunte 1, Mund* * *to smell; to reek; to scent; to give off an odour* * *rie|chen ['riːçn] pret ro\#ch [rɔx] ptp gero\#chen [gə'rɔxn]1. vtto smellich rieche das Gewürz gern — I like the smell of this spice
Lunte or den Braten ríéchen (inf) — to smell a rat (inf)
jdn nicht ríéchen können (inf) — not to be able to stand sb, to hate sb's guts (inf)
See:→ Meile2. vi1) (= Geruchssinn haben) to have a sense of smell, to be able to smellnicht mehr ríéchen können — to have lost one's sense of smell
Hunde können gut ríéchen — dogs have a good sense of smell
2) (= bestimmten Geruch haben) to smellgut/schlecht ríéchen — to smell good/bad
nach etw ríéchen — to smell of sth
aus dem Mund ríéchen — to have bad breath
das riecht nach Betrug/Verrat (fig inf) — that smacks of deceit/treachery
3) (= schnüffeln) to smell, to sniff; (Tier) to sniff3. vi impersto smelles riecht angebrannt — there's a smell of burning, there's a burning smell
* * *1) (to cause to smell pleasantly: The roses scented the air.) scent2) (an act of using this power: Have a smell of this!) smell3) (to notice by using one's nose: I smell gas; I thought I smelt ( something) burning.) smell4) (to give off a smell: The roses smelt beautiful; Her hands smelt of fish.) smell* * *rie·chen< roch, gerochen>[ˈri:çn̩]I. vidas riecht hier ja so angebrannt there's a real smell of burning hereer riecht immer so nach Schweiß there's always such a sweaty smell about himdas riecht nach Korruption (fig) that smells [or reeks] of corruption2. (schnuppern)▪ an jdm/etw \riechen to smell sb/sthII. vt▪ etw \riechen to smell sthriechst du nichts? can't you smell anything?es riecht hier ja so nach Gas there's real stink of gas hereetw \riechen können [o mögen] to like the smell of sthich mag den Tabakrauch gern \riechen I like the smell of tobacco smokeiss doch nicht immer Zwiebeln, du weißt doch, dass ich das nicht \riechen kann! stop eating onions all the time, you know I can't stand thatdas konnte ich nicht riechen! how was I supposed to know that!ich rieche doch, dass da was nicht stimmt! I have a feeling that there's something funny about itIII. vi impers▪ es riecht irgendwie there's a certain smelles riecht ekelhaft there's a disgusting smelles riecht nach Gas there's a smell of gaswenn er kocht, riecht es immer sehr lecker in der Küche there's always a delicious smell in the kitchen when he's cookingwonach riecht es hier so köstlich? what's that lovely smell in here?* * *1.unregelmäßiges transitives Verb1) smelljemanden/etwas nicht riechen können — (fig. salopp) not be able to stand somebody/something
2.ich konnte ja nicht riechen, dass... — (fig.) [I'm not psychic,] I couldn't know that...
unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb1) smellan jemandem/etwas riechen — smell somebody/something
lass mich mal [daran] riechen — let me have a sniff
gut/schlecht riechen — smell good/bad
er roch aus dem Mund — he had bad breath; his breath smelt
* * *1. smell (riechen an (+dat) smell at, sniff at;gut/übel riechen smell good/bad;süßlich/faulig riechen have a sickly sweet/foul ( oder putrid) smell;es riecht nach Gas I can smell gas, there’s a smell of gas;die Luft riecht nach Schnee I can smell snow in the air;man riecht, dass er getrunken hat you can tell by the smell that he’s been drinking;ich rieche das Parfüm gern I like the smell of that perfume;ich kann Knoblauch nicht riechen I hate (the smell of) garlic;ich bin so erkältet - ich kann nicht(s) mehr riechen I’ve got a bad cold - I can’t smell anything ( oder I have no sense of smell); → Mund2. fig:ich kann ihn nicht riechen umg I can’t stand him;ich konnte es förmlich riechen I could positively smell it;er hat es gerochen umg he got wind of it;sie hat sofort gerochen, dass etwas nicht stimmte she immediately sensed that something was wrong;* * *1.unregelmäßiges transitives Verb1) smelljemanden/etwas nicht riechen können — (fig. salopp) not be able to stand somebody/something
2.ich konnte ja nicht riechen, dass... — (fig.) [I'm not psychic,] I couldn't know that...
unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb1) smellan jemandem/etwas riechen — smell somebody/something
lass mich mal [daran] riechen — let me have a sniff
2) (einen Geruch haben) smell ( nach of)gut/schlecht riechen — smell good/bad
er roch aus dem Mund — he had bad breath; his breath smelt
* * *(nach) v.to smell v.(§ p.,p.p.: smelled) v.(§ p.,pp.: roch, gerochen)= to smell v.(§ p.,p.p.: smelled) -
16 sauer
I Adj.1. sour (auch Boden, Geruch, Milch, Sahne); CHEM. acid; Gurke: pickled; Drops; saurer Regen acid rain; sauer werden turn sour; Milch: auch curdle2. umg., fig. (verärgert) annoyed ( auf + Akk with, at) allg., stärker: mad (at); sauer sein / werden be / get cross; ein saures Gesicht machen pull a long face; schon war ich sauer I was beginning to lose my rag (Am. cool)3. fig.: jemandem das Leben sauer machen make s.o.’s life a misery; das ist ein saures Brot it’s a hard life; es sich sauer werden lassen put a lot into it; Apfel, SauresII Adv.1. sauer einlegen (Heringe etc.) pickle; es stößt mir sauer auf Essen etc.: it’s giving me acid reflux, it keeps coming back umg.; das wird ihm noch sauer aufstoßen fig. that won’t be the last he hears of it, he’ll live to regret it; sauer reagieren CHEM. give an acid reaction; fig. get annoyed ( oder mad) ( auf + Akk at); „Wie hat er reagiert?“ - „ Sauer.“ „How did he react?“ - „He wasn’t pleased“2. sauer sein Brot verdienen have to work hard for one’s money; sauer verdientes Geld hard-earned money; das wird mir sauer ankommen it’s going to be tough* * *(Chemie) acid;(Geschmack) sour; tart; acetous;(Gurke) pickled;(verärgert) mad (ugs.)* * *sau|er ['zauɐ]1. adj1) (= nicht süß) sour, sharp; Wein acid(ic)See:→ aufstoßen, Apfel3) (= mit Säure zubereitet) Gurke, Hering pickled; Sahne soured4) (= sumpfig) Wiese, Boden acidic6) inf = schlecht gelaunt auf +acc with) mad (inf), crosseine sáúere Miene machen — to look sour or annoyed
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jdm das Leben sáúer machen — to make sb's life a misery, to make life miserable for sb2. adv1)(= verdorben)
es roch so sáúer — there was a sickly smell2) (COOK)sáúer einlegen — to pickle
3) (CHEM)sáúer reagieren — to react acidically
4)(= mühselig)
das habe ich mir sáúer erworben — I got that the hard waysáúer erworbenes Geld — hard-earned money
mein sáúer erspartes Geld — money I had painstakingly saved
5) (inf = übel gelaunt)sáúer reagieren — to get annoyed
sáúer antworten — to give a cross answer
* * *1) ((of taste) sharp or sour: Lemons and limes are acid fruits.) acid2) ((sometimes with at or with) very angry: She was mad at me for losing my keys.) mad3) (having a taste or smell similar in nature to that of lemon juice or vinegar: Unripe apples are/taste very sour.) sour4) (having a similar taste as a stage in going bad: sour milk.) sour5) ((of a person, his character etc) discontented, bad-tempered or disagreeable: She was looking very sour this morning.) sour6) sourly7) tartly8) (sharp or sour in taste: These apples taste rather tart.) tart* * *sau·er[ˈzauɐ]I. adj1. (nicht süß) soursaure Drops acid dropssaure Früchte sour [or tart] fruit no plsaurer Wein sour [or BRIT rough] wine2. (geronnen)saure Milch sour milk▪ \sauer sein/werden to be [or have turned]/turn sourdie Milch ist \sauer the milk is [or has turned] sour [or is off3. (sauer eingelegt) pickledetw \sauer einlegen to pickle sth4. (Humussäure enthaltend) acidic5. (Säure enthaltend) acid[ic]saurer Regen acid rain▪ \sauer [auf jdn/etw] sein/werden to be/be getting mad fam [or AM sl pissed] [at sb/sth], to be pissed off [with sb/sth] slII. adv1. (mühselig) the hard way\sauer erworbenes Geld hard-earned money\sauer antworten to snap out an answer* * *1.1) sour; sour, tart < fruit>; pickled <herring, gherkin, etc.>; acid[ic] <wine, vinegar>saurer Regen — acid rain; s. auch Apfel 1)
2) nicht attr. (ugs.) (verärgert) cross, annoyed (auf + Akk. with); (verdrossen) sour3) (mühselig) hard; difficult2.gib ihm Saures! — (ugs.) let him have it! (coll.)
1) (in Essig) in vinegar2) crosslysauer reagieren — (ugs.) get annoyed or cross (auf + Akk. with)
* * *A. adjsaurer Regen acid rain;sauer werden turn sour; Milch: auch curdle2. umg, fig (verärgert) annoyed (sauer sein/werden be/get cross;ein saures Gesicht machen pull a long face;schon war ich sauer I was beginning to lose my rag (US cool)3. fig:jemandem das Leben sauer machen make sb’s life a misery;das ist ein saures Brot it’s a hard life;B. adv1.sauer einlegen (Heringe etc) pickle;das wird ihm noch sauer aufstoßen fig that won’t be the last he hears of it, he’ll live to regret it;auf +akk at);„Wie hat er reagiert?“ - “Sauer.“ “How did he react?” – “He wasn’t pleased”2.sauer sein Brot verdienen have to work hard for one’s money;sauer verdientes Geld hard-earned money;das wird mir sauer ankommen it’s going to be tough* * *1.1) sour; sour, tart < fruit>; pickled <herring, gherkin, etc.>; acid[ic] <wine, vinegar>saurer Regen — acid rain; s. auch Apfel 1)
2) nicht attr. (ugs.) (verärgert) cross, annoyed (auf + Akk. with); (verdrossen) sour3) (mühselig) hard; difficult2.gib ihm Saures! — (ugs.) let him have it! (coll.)
1) (in Essig) in vinegar2) crosslysauer reagieren — (ugs.) get annoyed or cross (auf + Akk. with)
* * *adj.acid adj.moping adj.sour adj.sulky adj. adv.acidly adv.sourly adv.sulkily adv.tartly adv. -
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18 widerlich
pej.* * *repugnant; diabolical; revolting; disgusting; distasteful; repulsive; lousy; rancid; sickening; loathsome; diabolic; repellent; noisome* * *wi|der|lich ['viːdɐlɪç]1. adjdisgusting, revolting; Mensch repulsive; Kopfschmerzen nasty2. advsich benehmen disgustinglywíderlich riechen/schmecken — to smell/taste disgusting
* * *1) (disagreeable: a distasteful job.) distasteful3) sickeningly4) odiously5) (hateful; disgusting: She is an odious young woman.) odious* * *wi·der·lich[ˈvi:dɐlɪç]1. (ekelhaft) disgusting, revolting▪ etw ist jdm \widerlich sb finds sth disgusting [or revolting], sb thinks sth is disgusting [or revolting2. (äußerst unsympathisch) repulsive3. (äußerst unangenehm) nasty, horrible* * *1.(abwertend) Adjektiv1) revolting; repulsivewiderlich schmecken/riechen — taste/smell revolting
2) repugnant, repulsive <person, behaviour, etc.>; awful <headache etc.>2.adverbial revoltingly; <behave, act> in a repugnant or repulsive manner; awfully <cold, hot, sweet, etc.>* * *widerlich pejB. adv:widerlich süß sickly sweet* * *1.(abwertend) Adjektiv1) revolting; repulsivewiderlich schmecken/riechen — taste/smell revolting
2) repugnant, repulsive <person, behaviour, etc.>; awful <headache etc.>2.adverbial revoltingly; <behave, act> in a repugnant or repulsive manner; awfully <cold, hot, sweet, etc.>* * *adj.abominable adj.bilious adj.distasteful adj.loathsome adj.lousy adj.noisome adj.rancid adj.repellent adj.repugnant adj.sickening adj.unpleasant adj. adv.abhorrently adv.distastefully adv.loathsomely adv.lousily adv.noisomely adv.rancidly adv.repugnantly adv.sickeningly adv.unpleasantly adv. -
19 zuckersüß
I Adj.1. as sweet as sugar2. fig. sugary, saccharine* * *sugary* * *zụ|cker|süßadj (lit, fig)sugar-sweet, as sweet as sugar* * *(too sweet or sentimental: a sugary story.) sugary* * *zu·cker·süß[ˈtsʊkɐˈzy:s]▪ \zuckersüß [zu jdm] sein to be as sweet as pie [to sb]* * *1.Adjektiv as sweet as sugar postpos.; beautifully sweet; (fig. abwertend) saccharine, sugary <picture, smile, etc.>2.zuckersüß lächeln — (fig. abwertend) give a saccharine or sugary smile
* * *A. adj1. as sweet as sugar2. fig sugary, saccharineB. adv:jemanden zuckersüß anlächeln give sb a sickly sweet smile* * *1.Adjektiv as sweet as sugar postpos.; beautifully sweet; (fig. abwertend) saccharine, sugary <picture, smile, etc.>2.zuckersüß lächeln — (fig. abwertend) give a saccharine or sugary smile
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20 bleich
Adj. pale ( vor + Dat with), pallid; (kränklich aussehend) wan; Sache: (verblasst) faded; ganz bleich Person: auch (as) white as a sheet; lit. pale as death* * *complexionless; wan; sallow; pale* * *[blaiç]adjpale; (fig) Grauen, Entsetzen sheerbléích wie der Tod — deathly pale, pale as death
* * *(unpleasantly pale (usually suggesting ill-health): He looked pallid and sickly.) pallid* * *[blaiç]1. (blass) paleer wurde \bleich vor Entsetzen/Schreck he paled [or went pale] [or turned pale] with terror/frightdas \bleiche Licht des Mondes the pale light of the moondas \bleiche Grauen/Entsetzen sheer horror/terror* * *Adjektiv palebleich werden — turn or go pale; (vor Angst, Schreck) pale; turn or go pale
* * *bleich adj pale (* * *Adjektiv palebleich werden — turn or go pale; (vor Angst, Schreck) pale; turn or go pale
* * *(vor) adj.pale (with) adj. adj.pallid adj.sallow adj.wan adj. adv.pallidly adv.wanly adv.
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sickly — is an adjective meaning ‘weak in health’, and is not used as an adverb … Modern English usage
sickly — ► ADJECTIVE (sicklier, sickliest) 1) often ill; in poor health. 2) causing, characterized by, or indicative of poor health. 3) (of flavour, colour, etc.) so garish or sweet as to induce nausea. 4) excessively sentimental or mawkish. DERIVATIVES … English terms dictionary
sickly — I UK [ˈsɪklɪ] / US adjective Word forms sickly : adjective sickly comparative sicklier superlative sickliest 1) someone who is sickly is generally not healthy and is often ill 2) a) something such as a smell or taste that is sickly is so… … English dictionary