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adjective
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.
EXPANDcausing sickness.
6.
maudlin and insipid; mawkish: sickly sentimentality.
7.
COLLAPSEfaint or feeble, as light or color.
adverb
8.
in a sick or sickly manner.
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9.
to cover with a sickly hue.
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