All sickly synonyms
sickΒ·ly
S s adj sickly
- lusterless β the state or quality of shining by reflecting light; glitter, sparkle, sheen, or gloss: the luster of satin.
- lymphatic β pertaining to, containing, or conveying lymph.
- laid back β relaxed or unhurried: laid-back music rhythms.
- achromic β colourless
- feeble β physically weak, as from age or sickness; frail.
- in a bad way β not good in any manner or degree.
- frail β having delicate health; not robust; weak: My grandfather is rather frail now.
- anemic β Pathology. suffering from anemia.
- blahs β nonsense; rubbish: What they say is blah.
- bloodless β A bloodless coup or victory is one in which nobody is killed.
- impuissant β lacking strength; feeble; weak.
- dogeared β (in a book) a corner of a page folded over like a dog's ear, as by careless use, or to mark a place.
- down with β from higher to lower; in descending direction or order; toward, into, or in a lower position: to come down the ladder.
- bilious β If someone describes the appearance of something as bilious, they mean that they think it looks unpleasant and rather disgusting.
- miserable β wretchedly unhappy, uneasy, or uncomfortable: miserable victims of war.
- colorless β Something that is colorless has no color at all.
- low β to utter by or as by lowing.
- ailing β An ailing organization or society is in difficulty and is becoming weaker.
- in-effective β not effective; not producing results; ineffectual: ineffective efforts; ineffective remedies.
- languid β lacking in vigor or vitality; slack or slow: a languid manner.
- anguished β Anguished means showing or feeling great mental suffering or physical pain.
- hospitalized β to place in a hospital for medical care or observation: The doctor hospitalized grandfather as soon as she checked his heart.
- doughy β of or like dough, especially in being soft and heavy or pallid and flabby: a doughy consistency; a fat, doughy face.
- languorous β characterized by languor; languid.
- invalid β an infirm or sickly person.
- diseased β a disordered or incorrectly functioning organ, part, structure, or system of the body resulting from the effect of genetic or developmental errors, infection, poisons, nutritional deficiency or imbalance, toxicity, or unfavorable environmental factors; illness; sickness; ailment.
- indisposed β sick or ill, especially slightly: to be indisposed with a cold.
adjective sickly
- wimpy β of, relating to, or characteristic of a wimp.
- weak β not strong; liable to yield, break, or collapse under pressure or strain; fragile; frail: a weak fortress; a weak spot in armor.
- whitish β somewhat white; tending to white.
- waxen β pertaining to, made of, or resembling wax: a wax candle; a wax doll.
- waxlike β Resembling wax.
- fracturable β Capable of being fractured.
- wan β of an unnatural or sickly pallor; pallid; lacking color: His wan face suddenly flushed.
- forceless β Without force.
- weakened β to make weak or weaker.
- energyless β Without energy.
- delicate β Something that is delicate is small and beautifully shaped.
- anaemic β Someone who is anaemic suffers from anaemia.
- morbid β suggesting an unhealthy mental state or attitude; unwholesomely gloomy, sensitive, extreme, etc.: a morbid interest in death.
- crummy β Something that is crummy is unpleasant, of very poor quality, or not good enough.
- infirm β feeble or weak in body or health, especially because of age; ailing.
- waterish β somewhat, or tending to be, watery.
- queasy β inclined to or feeling nausea, as the stomach, a person, etc.; nauseous; nauseated.
- noxious β harmful or injurious to health or physical well-being: noxious fumes.
- cloying β You use cloying to describe something that you find unpleasant because it is much too sweet, or too sentimental.
- noisome β offensive or disgusting, as an odor.
- qualmish β tending to have, or having, qualms.
- hospitalised β to place in a hospital for medical care or observation: The doctor hospitalized grandfather as soon as she checked his heart.
- yellow β a color like that of egg yolk, ripe lemons, etc.; the primary color between green and orange in the visible spectrum, an effect of light with a wavelength between 570 and 590 nm.