Sickly (Adjective)
Meaning 2
Somewhat ill or prone to illness; "my poor ailing grandmother"; "feeling a bit indisposed today"; "you look a little peaked"; "feeling poorly"; "a sickly child"; "is unwell and can't come to work".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- The sickly child was always missing school due to her fragile health.
- After a long illness, she still looked a bit sickly and tired.
- The sickly smell of rotting food filled the entire kitchen.
- Her sickly complexion made her look older than her actual age.
- The air in the crowded and poorly ventilated room made me feel sickly.