1
as in frail
chronically or repeatedly suffering from poor health
a sickly foal that seemed to catch everything that the other horses had
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as in poisonous
bad for the well-being of the body
lungs scarred by years of exposure to the sickly air of the coal mines
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Recent Examples of sickly
Giving form to breath and sickly in appearance, these sculptures capture the vulnerability of the DTES community.
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Mara Hoberman, Artforum, 1 Feb. 2025
This at a time when a sluggish box office and a lack of employment in onscreen entertainment has already given the business a sickly Nosferatu-like pallor.
—Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times, 28 Jan. 2025
Soderbergh nods to the #MeToo movement — Sawyer just wants to be believed, but no one will listen to her — while underlining the claustrophobic dread by shooting on an iPhone 7 Plus, which gives the images a sickly distortion.
—Tim Grierson, Vulture, 24 Jan. 2025
In his debut, McGahern shrewdly projects his youthful disenchantment onto the seasoned figure of the sickly, middle-aged stepmother.
—Sam Sacks, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
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Mara Hoberman, Artforum, 1 Feb. 2025
This at a time when a sluggish box office and a lack of employment in onscreen entertainment has already given the business a sickly Nosferatu-like pallor.
—Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times, 28 Jan. 2025
Soderbergh nods to the #MeToo movement — Sawyer just wants to be believed, but no one will listen to her — while underlining the claustrophobic dread by shooting on an iPhone 7 Plus, which gives the images a sickly distortion.
—Tim Grierson, Vulture, 24 Jan. 2025
In his debut, McGahern shrewdly projects his youthful disenchantment onto the seasoned figure of the sickly, middle-aged stepmother.
—Sam Sacks, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sickly
Adjective
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No clear alternative exists in most legal documents when the frail or impaired aging parent refuses to resign and allow the competent adult child to take over, either financial decisions, healthcare decisions or both.—
Carolyn Rosenblatt,
Forbes,
27 Feb. 2025
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Last week, three male Israeli hostages who were released were frail and gaunt — appearing to be in worse condition than previous hostages Hamas released.—
Daniel Estrin,
NPR,
15 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Until this cycle of indoctrination of this poisonous hatred is stopped, there’s no chance in hell for real peace for the Middle East.—
David Draiman,
The Hollywood Reporter,
8 Mar. 2025
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Both Hackman and Arakawa tested negative for carbon monoxide poisoning, Mendoza said, but added that the pathologist would be the one to rule out the poisonous gas as the cause of death.—
Marlene Lenthang,
NBC News,
28 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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This refusal could lead to a crisis with both Hamas and Egypt, the key mediator, at a delicate time for the already fragile truce.—
Nadine El-Bawab,
ABC News,
27 Feb. 2025
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Glassware without a microwave-safe label should not be used, including non-tempered glass, antique or fragile glassware, or glass with metallic trims or decorations.—
Katie Rosenhouse,
Southern Living,
27 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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The study, published Feb. 24 in ACS Food Sciences & Technology, found that tea can remove toxic heavy metals like lead and cadmium from drinking water.—
Simon Spichak,
Health,
6 Mar. 2025
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The employees routinely complained about the toxic culture—micromanagement, frequent and unproductive meetings and public blame games.—
Kamales Lardi,
Forbes,
6 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Measles is an infection that can make even healthy children very sick.—
Brenda Goodman and Neha Mukherjee,
CNN,
6 Mar. 2025
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Less than 10 minutes later, at that same rally, gunfire rang out and a sick and deranged assassin unloaded eight bullets from his sniper's perch into a crowd of many thousands of people.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
5 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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The unhealthful effects of autocracy remain robust even when accounting for economic differences and when excluding Venezuela and its collapsing health-care system.—
Thomas J. Bollyky,
Foreign Affairs,
30 Jan. 2020
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However, communities in the San Gabriel and San Bernardino mountains were still experiencing unhealthful air quality, according to the air district.—
Tony Briscoe,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Sep. 2024
Adjective
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By late this evening, the winds will be significantly weaker.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
27 Feb. 2025
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For example, an experimental receiver aboard the Blue Ghost lander acquired and tracked navigation signals from GPS satellites for the first time in lunar orbit, where these signals are 361 times weaker than on Earth.—
Kristin Shaw,
Ars Technica,
27 Feb. 2025
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The concept may also perpetuate the unhealthy relationship people develop with their substance(s) of choice.—
Shiv Sudhakar,
Fox News,
27 Feb. 2025
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And while low in calories and loaded with nutritional benefits on its own, lettuce is often the base for unhealthy ingredients and creamy dressing commonly used in salads.—
Daryl Austin,
USA TODAY,
25 Feb. 2025
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“Sickly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sickly. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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