Main Entry:

¹sick

Pronunciation:

\ˈsik\

Function:

adjective

Etymology:

Middle English sek, sik, from Old English sēoc; akin to Old High German sioh sick

Date:

before 12th century

1 a (1): affected with disease or ill health : ailing (2): of, relating to, or intended for use in sickness <sick pay> <a sick ward> b: queasy, nauseated <sick to one's stomach> <was sick in the car> c: undergoing menstruation2: spiritually or morally unsound or corrupt3 a: sickened by strong emotion <sick with fear> <worried sick> b: having a strong distaste from surfeit : satiated <sick of flattery> c: filled with disgust or chagrin <gossip makes me sick> d: depressed and longing for something <sick for one's home>4 a: mentally or emotionally unsound or disordered : morbid <sick thoughts> b: highly distasteful : macabre, sadistic <sick jokes> <a sick crime>5: lacking vigor : sickly : as a: badly outclassed <made the competition look sick> b: incapable of producing profitable yields of a crop <sick soils>

— sick·ly adverb