Another word for sickly
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Adjective
Affected or tending to be affected with minor health problems
- Consisting of, containing, or abounding in rock or rocks.
- Resembling or suggesting rock; firm or hard.
- Steadfast or stubborn; unyielding:
- Exhibiting bad taste:
- Varying from the usual, expected, or required color.
- Not in good health or spirits.
- To be used to convey; denote:
- To act as a symbol of; signify or represent:
- To intend to convey or indicate:
- Having little relative height; not high or tall:
- Rising only slightly above surrounding surfaces:
- Near to the ground or the horizon:
- Mildly ill.
- Averse; disinclined:
- in poor health; sickly
Idioms:See also:Of or associated with sickness
- Suffering from or affected with a physical illness; ailing.
- Of or for sick persons:
- Nauseated.
- Ending in a peak; pointed:
- Relating to or suffering from anemia.
- Lacking vitality; listless and weak:
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Another word for sickly
Modifier
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- Lacking bodily strength; weak:
- Having little intensity or strength; faint:
- Having little capacity to withstand pressure or strain:
- Delicate in constitution; frail or sickly.
- With little physical strength or force.
- With little strength of character.
- Lacking physical strength, energy, or vigor; feeble.
- Likely to fail under pressure, stress, or strain; lacking resistance:
- Lacking firmness of character or strength of will:
- in poor health; sickly
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