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SICKLY Synonyms

There are 21 synonyms of the word sickly. (exact relations)
There is 0 hypernym of the word sickly. (close relations)

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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

Alternatives for CLOYING

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