sickly
To make sicklyTo make (something) sickly.
» 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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2 senses(intransitive, rare)To become sickly.
(archaic, literary, transitive)To make (something) 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 Middle English seekly, sekely, siklich, sekeliche, equivalent to sick + -ly. PossiblyFrom Middle English seekly, sekely, siklich, sekeliche, equivalent to sick + -ly. Possibly a modification of Old English sīcle (“sickly”) and/or derived from Old Norse sjúkligr (“sickly”). Cognate with Dutch ziekelijk, Middle High German siechlich, Danish sygelig, Swedish sjuklig, Icelandic sjúklegur. The verb is from the adjective.
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Forms
sicklies, sicklying, sicklied, sickliedLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle