chiefly Scotland
: secure, safe
also
: dependable
sicker
adverb
chiefly Scotland
sickerly
adverb
chiefly Scotland
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Despite new innovations and medical advancements, people are sicker and more stressed than ever before.
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Robin Shah, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
That’s because when younger and healthier people sign up for insurance, their low-cost coverage helps balance the high cost of covering individuals who are sicker and older, said Arturo Vargas Bustamante, professor at the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health.
—Calmatters, Oc Register, 5 Aug. 2025
Indeed, at times Mickey only seems to get sicker, while dad too suffers some hallucinatory and purgative pains.
—Dennis Harvey, Variety, 31 July 2025
Emily Gilmore was learning how to live without her husband at the same time that Bishop was watching her own spouse, talk show host Lee Leonard, grow sicker while fighting cancer for the eighth time.
—Erin Spencer Sairam, Forbes.com, 30 July 2025
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Robin Shah, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
That’s because when younger and healthier people sign up for insurance, their low-cost coverage helps balance the high cost of covering individuals who are sicker and older, said Arturo Vargas Bustamante, professor at the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health.
—Calmatters, Oc Register, 5 Aug. 2025
Indeed, at times Mickey only seems to get sicker, while dad too suffers some hallucinatory and purgative pains.
—Dennis Harvey, Variety, 31 July 2025
Emily Gilmore was learning how to live without her husband at the same time that Bishop was watching her own spouse, talk show host Lee Leonard, grow sicker while fighting cancer for the eighth time.
—Erin Spencer Sairam, Forbes.com, 30 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for sicker
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“Sicker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sicker. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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