sick

adjective

\ˈsik

Definition of sick

(Entry 1 of 2)

1a(1) : affected with disease or ill health : ailing

(2) : of, relating to, or intended for use in sickness took five sick days this month 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

3a : 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

4a : mentally or emotionally unsound or disordered : morbid sick thoughts

b : highly distasteful : macabre, sadistic sick jokes a sick crime

5 : lacking vigor : sickly: such as

a : badly outclassed made the competition look sick

b : incapable of producing profitable yields of a crop sick soils

6 slang : outstandingly or amazingly good or impressive Rookie was phenomenal Friday. His goal was nice, but the pass to twin brother, Chris, … was downright sick.— Roy Lang III

sick

noun

Definition of sick (Entry 2 of 2)

British

: vomit sense 1

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Examples of sick in a Sentence

Adjective

He is at home sick in bed. She is sick with the flu. I'm too sick to go to work. The medicine just made me sicker. The sickest patients are in intensive care. My poor rosebush looks sick. She has been on the sick list all week. The way they treat people makes me sick.

Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective

Camille is clearly sick over finding this dead girl’s body, especially after just witnessing the girls tampering with the memorial. — Morgan Baila, refinery29.com, "Sharp Objects Premiere Recap: Home Is Where The Murder Is," 9 July 2018 Fishing wasn’t part of the kid’s life yet, and my father had gotten too sick to spend much time with his hobby. — Jason Gay, WSJ, "A Fish-Crazy Boy and a Clueless Dad Find a Family Legacy," 5 July 2018 Assuming that Arizona Senator John McCain is too sick to vote, the Republicans will have a razor-thin margin to confirm an opponent. — Jeet Heer, The New Republic, "Can Trump’s Supreme Court takeover be stopped?," 28 June 2018 Snow is on the streets and many of the families are sick with colds, coughs, and migraines. — Eve Macsweeney, Vogue, "In This Is Home, a Glimpse at the Reality of Life as a Resettled Refugee in the U.S.," 22 June 2018 Six people are sick in Illinois, 11 in Indiana, 32 in Michigan, 10 in Missouri and one in Ohio. — Susan Scutti, CNN, "Multistate salmonella outbreak linked to pre-cut melon," 8 June 2018 Mr Macri was elected because Argentines, sick of populist economic policies, supported his plans for reform. — The Economist, "Argentina’s currency crisis is far from over," 5 July 2018 Every new loss brought more speculation that everyone was sick of each other, and obviously, there were always LeBron rumors. — Andrew Sharp, SI.com, "The Rodney Hood Game and The Strange Joys of the Doomed Cavs," 7 June 2018 Though Andrew Benjamin Warhaftig had been critically ill since age 4, most of his friends and classmates were unaware that the high-achieving, music-loving, perpetually smiling math whiz was sick. — Kathleen Mckenna, BostonGlobe.com, "Andrew Warhaftig, 17; embraced life while fighting rare kidney disease," 28 May 2018

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