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sick1 (sɪk) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | inclined or likely to vomit |
| 2. | a. suffering from ill health |
| b. (as collective noun; preceded by the): the sick | |
| 3. | a. of, relating to, or used by people who are unwell: sick benefits |
| b. (in combination): sickroom | |
| 4. | deeply affected with a mental or spiritual feeling akin to physical sickness: sick at heart |
| 5. | mentally, psychologically, or spiritually disturbed |
| 6. | informal delighting in or catering for the macabre or sadistic; morbid: sick humour |
| 7. | informal ( |
| 8. | ( |
| 9. | pallid or sickly |
| 10. | not in working order |
| 11. | (of land) unfit for the adequate production of certain crops |
| 12. | slang look sick to be outclassed |
| —n, —vb | |
| 13. | an informal word for vomit |
| [Old English sēoc; related to Old Norse skjūkr, Gothic siuks, Old High German sioh] | |
| 'sickish1 | |
| —adj | |
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Sickish
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