Sickly - English meaning

adjective

Affected by or associated with nausea or vomiting.

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A bilious attack

adjective

Relating to an illness, caused by too much bile, that can cause vomiting

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She suffered from bilious attacks., a bilious old man, his shirt was a bilious shade of green.

adjective

If someone is bilious, they are always in a bad mood

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A bilious old man

adjective

Very fine in texture or structure; of intricate workmanship or quality.

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A delicate lace shawl

noun

A delicate fabric or garment.

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The delicates cycle of a washing machine

adjective

Needing careful treatment, esp. because easily damaged

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A delicate flower, delicate jewelry, the negotiations have reached a delicate stage., it’s a delica…

adjective

Causing dislike or aversion; disagreeable or unpleasant.

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He found such cynicism distasteful

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Unpleasant and unacceptable

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He found the subject of their conversation very distasteful., some of the ads are particularly dist…

adjective

Tasting unpleasant

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The butterflies use passion flowers (passiflora) as host plants - a diet that makes caterpillars an…

adjective

Lacking physical strength, especially as a result of age or illness.

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By now, he was too feeble to leave his room

adjective

Weak

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A feeble joke, he’s pretty feeble, and has to use a cane to get around.

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Weak and without energy, strength, or power

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He was a feeble, helpless old man., the little lamp gave only a feeble light., opposition to the pl…

adjective

(of a person) weak and delicate.

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His small, frail body

noun

A woman.

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Cosmetic manufacturers will never go out of business because the frails will always want to look li…

adjective

Physically weak, or easily damaged, broken, or harmed

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He’s always in frail health., the shirt is old and frail, and the threads look ready to part.

adjective

Obtrusively bright and showy; lurid.

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Garish shirts in all sorts of colours

adjective

Unpleasantly bright

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A pair of garish bermuda shorts

adjective

Producing or capable of producing much noise.

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They were kept awake by loud music

adverb

With a great deal of volume.

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They shouted as loud as they could

adjective

Having or producing a large amount of sound

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A loud noise, would you speak a little louder, please?, "what does she want now?" he asked loudly.,…

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Unpleasantly bright in colour, especially so as to create a harsh or unnatural effect.

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Lurid food colourings

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Shocking because involving violence or sex

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She told me all the lurid details of her divorce.

adjective

Causing or liable to cause a feeling of nausea or disgust; disgusting.

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The stench was nauseating

verb

Affect with nausea.

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The thought of food nauseated her

adjective

Making you feel as if you are going to vomit

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The tv news can be pretty nauseating at times.

adjective

Small and weak.

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White-faced, puny children

adjective

Small and weak, or not effective

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Don’t tell me you’re afraid of that puny little kid., in 1981, computers were puny compared with to…

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Not pleasing or appealing to look at.

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An unattractive deep red brick

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Ugly in appearance, or unpleasant in character

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An unattractive room, an unattractive personality

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Harmful to health.

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An unhealthy diet

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Ill or appearing to be ill

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It’s unhealthy to eat fatty foods all the time.

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Using or involving physical force intended to hurt, damage, or kill someone or something.

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A violent confrontation with riot police

adjective

Using or involving force to hurt or attack

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Violent crime, the police are concerned about the possibility of violent behavior at the demonstrat…

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Lacking the power to perform physically demanding tasks; having little physical strength or energy.

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She was recovering from flu, and was very weak

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Lacking strength or energy, or likely to stop working or break

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After having been so sick, it’s not surprising you still feel weak., that old chair is very weak an…

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Too low or not powerful enough to be successful or effective

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Weak growth/market share/results there was unexpectedly weak growth in corporate output in may., we…