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sickly

/ˈsɪkli/
verb
  1. To make (something) sickly.

  2. To become sickly.

adjective
  1. Frequently ill or in poor health.

    "a sickly child"

  2. Not in good health; (somewhat) sick.

  3. (of a plant) Characterized by poor or unhealthy growth.

Synonymscloying, saccharine, faint, feeble, insipid, weak
adverb
  1. In a sick manner; in a way that reflects or causes sickness.

    "sickly pale; to cough sickly"

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