SICKLY Synonyms
There is 0 hypernym of the word sickly. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for SICKLY
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cloying | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
adjective satellite • overly sweet | ||||||||
faint | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||||
noun • a spontaneous loss of consciousness caused by insufficient blood to the brain adjective satellite • deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc • lacking clarity or distinctness • lacking strength or vigor • weak and likely to lose consciousness • indistinctly understood or felt or perceived • lacking conviction or boldness or courage verb • pass out from weakness, physical or emotional distress due to a loss of blood supply to the brain | ||||||||
feeble | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • pathetically lacking in force or effectiveness • lacking strength or vigor • lacking bodily or muscular strength or vitality • lacking strength | ||||||||
insalubrious | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • detrimental to health | ||||||||
insipid | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • lacking taste or flavor or tang • lacking interest or significance or impact | ||||||||
nauseating | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • causing or able to cause nausea | ||||||||
pale | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
noun • a wooden strip forming part of a fence adjective satellite • very light colored; highly diluted with white • (of light) lacking in intensity or brightness; dim or feeble • lacking in vitality or interest or effectiveness • abnormally deficient in color as suggesting physical or emotional distress • not full or rich verb • turn pale, as if in fear | ||||||||
saccharine | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • overly sweet | ||||||||
sickening | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • causing or able to cause nausea | ||||||||
unhealthy | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • not in or exhibiting good health in body or mind adjective satellite • detrimental to health • not conducive to good health | ||||||||
unwholesome | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • detrimental to physical or moral well-being | ||||||||
wan | adverb, nounadv, n | |||||||
noun • a computer network that spans a wider area than does a local area network adjective satellite • (of light) lacking in intensity or brightness; dim or feeble • abnormally deficient in color as suggesting physical or emotional distress • lacking vitality as from weariness or illness or unhappiness verb • become pale and sickly | ||||||||
weak | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • wanting in physical strength adjective satellite • overly diluted; thin and insipid • (used of vowels or syllables) pronounced with little or no stress • wanting in moral strength, courage, or will; having the attributes of man as opposed to e.g. divine beings • tending downward in price • deficient or lacking in some skill • lacking bodily or muscular strength or vitality • (used of verbs) having standard (or regular) inflection • not having authority, political strength, or governing power • deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc • likely to fail under stress or pressure • deficient in intelligence or mental power | ||||||||
ailing | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • somewhat ill or prone to illness | ||||||||
indisposed | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • somewhat ill or prone to illness • (usually followed by `to') strongly opposed | ||||||||
peaked | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
adjective satellite • somewhat ill or prone to illness • having or rising to a peak | ||||||||
poorly | adverb, adjectiveadv, adj | |||||||
adverb • (`ill' is often used as a combining form) in a poor or improper or unsatisfactory manner; not well adjective satellite • somewhat ill or prone to illness | ||||||||
sallow | adjectiveadj | |||||||
noun • any of several Old World shrubby broad-leaved willows having large catkins; some are important sources for tanbark and charcoal adjective satellite • unhealthy looking verb • cause to become sallow | ||||||||
seedy | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • full of seeds adjective satellite • shabby and untidy • somewhat ill or prone to illness • morally degraded | ||||||||
unwell | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • somewhat ill or prone to illness | ||||||||