sickly complexion

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• sickly — I. adjective Date: 14th century 1. somewhat unwell; also habitually ailing 2. produced by or associated with sickness < a sickly complexion > < a sickly appetite > 3. producing or tending to produce disease ; unwholesome < a …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• sickly — 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… …   Universalium

• sickly — sick·ly sik lē adj 1) somewhat unwell also habitually ailing <a sickly child> 2) produced by or associated with sickness <a sickly complexion> 3) producing or tending to produce disease <a sickly climate> 4) tending to produce… …   Medical dictionary

• sickly — sick•ly [[t]ˈsɪk li[/t]] adj. li•er, li•est, 1) pat not strong; unhealthy; ailing 2) pat arising from ill health: a sickly complexion[/ex] 3) marked by the prevalence of ill health, as a region 4) pat causing sickness 5) pat nauseating 6)… …   From formal English to slang

• sickly — /ˈsɪkli / (say siklee) adjective (sicklier, sickliest) 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. 4. causing sickness. 5. (of… …  

• sickly — adj. (sicklier, sickliest) 1 a of weak health; apt to be ill. b (of a person s complexion, look, etc.) languid, faint, or pale, suggesting sickness (a sickly smile). c (of light or colour) faint, pale, feeble. 2 causing ill health (a sickly… …   Useful english dictionary

• complexion — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. hue, color, tinge, tint; skin texture; aspect, appearance. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Appearance] Syn. aspect, semblance, character; see appearance 1 , 2 , character 1 . 2. [Skin coloring] Syn. tone,… …   English dictionary for students

• Tallow-faced — Tal low faced , a. Having a sickly complexion; pale. Burton. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• pale — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. wan, waxen, ashy, ashen, colorless, bloodless; light, blond; faint, dim, vague; sickly. See colorlessness, dimness.Ant., colorful; ruddy. v. i. whiten, blanch, blench; fade, dim. n. stake, picket;… …   English dictionary for students

• pale — I noun 1) the pales of a fence Syn: stake, post, pole, picket, upright 2) outside the pale of decency Syn: boundary, confines, bounds, limits • …   Thesaurus of popular words

• List of Dickensian characters — This is a list of characters in the works of Charles Dickens. Contents: A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z | …   Wikipedia