sickly
In a sick manner; in a way that reflects or causes sicknessIn a sick manner; in a way that reflects or causes sickness.
» My desire to become a doctor grew out of looking after my sickly brother.
Mein Wunsch, Arzt zu werden, entstand, als ich mich um meinen kränkelnden Bruder kümmerte. — cost
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1 sensesIn a sick manner; in a way that reflects or causes sickness.
sickly pale; to cough sickly
Examples
11 sentencesMy desire to become a doctor grew out of looking after my sickly brother.
deMein Wunsch, Arzt zu werden, entstand, als ich mich um meinen kränkelnden Bruder kümmerte. — cost
Yanni's skin was pale and sickly.
The liquor gave off a sickly odor.
Ziri was dating a sickly-looking girl.
Sho was 12 years old, sickly, and somewhat dull.
deSho war 12 Jahre alt, kränklich und etwas dumm. — Esperantostern
Origin
From sick + -ly.From sick + -ly.
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Forms
more sickly, most sickly| Comparative | more sickly Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most sickly |
regular
Word family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Adverbs of manner — Because it is an -ly adverb
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.