adjective, -er, -est, noun | 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. | Agriculture.
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| 12. | Now Rare. menstruating. |
| 13. | (used with a plural verb ) sick persons collectively (usually prec. by the). |
| 14. | call in sick, to notify one's place of employment by telephone that one will be absent from work because of being ill. |
| 15. | sick and tired, utterly weary; fed up: I'm sick and tired of working so hard! |
| 16. | sick at one's stomach, Chiefly Midland and Southern U.S. nauseated. |
| 17. | sick to one's stomach, Chiefly Northern, North Midland, and Western U.S. nauseated. |

sick (sĭk)
adj. sick·er, sick·est
Suffering from or affected with a disease or disorder.
Of or for sick persons.
Nauseated.
Mentally ill or disturbed.
Constituting an unhealthy environment for those working or residing within, as of a building.