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- [sik-er]
- /ˈsɪk ər/
- /sɪk/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [sik-er]
- /ˈsɪk ər/
Definitions of sicker word
- adjective sicker afflicted with ill health or disease; ailing. 1
- adjective sicker affected with nausea; inclined to vomit. 1
- adjective sicker deeply affected with some unpleasant feeling, as of sorrow, disgust, or boredom: sick at heart; to be sick of parties. 1
- adjective sicker mentally, morally, or emotionally deranged, corrupt, or unsound: a sick mind; wild statements that made him seem sick. 1
- adjective sicker characteristic of a sick mind: sick fancies. 1
- adjective sicker dwelling on or obsessed with that which is gruesome, sadistic, ghoulish, or the like; morbid: a sick comedian; sick jokes. 1
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Origin of sicker
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English siker, Old English sicor; cognate with Dutch zeker, German sicher, all ≪ Latin sēcūrus; see secure
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Parts of speech for Sicker
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
sicker popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 79% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerTop questions with sicker
- why do you feel sicker at night?
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