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sick


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 menstruation
2 : spiritually or morally unsound or corrupt
3 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


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