sicker

adjective

sick·er | \ ˈsi-kər

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Definition of sicker

chiefly Scotland

: secure, safe also : dependable

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Recent Examples on the Web Some rare individuals have gotten very ill the second time they’ve been infected, a few even sicker than the first. — Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, "We’re Thinking About Reinfection All Wrong," 24 Feb. 2021 And this winter, the patients being hospitalized seem sicker than those from the spring, said Poe. — al, "UAB asks retired nurses to help fight pandemic as staffing levels wane," 8 Dec. 2020 Back in the spring, when the virus was ripping through long-term care facilities at a merciless rate, each patient who arrived seemed to be sicker than the next. — Hanna Krueger, BostonGlobe.com, "Two patients, one week in the hospital, and a world of change," 23 Jan. 2021 The current surge is pushing them to the limit because people with COVID-19 are far sicker than the average patient. — Ed Yong, The Atlantic, "America’s Best-Prepared Hospital Is Nearly Overwhelmed," 20 Nov. 2020 Patients with the virus tend to be sicker than flu patients and require more staff. — al, "Alabama hospitals filling up fast, Montgomery fills every ICU bed," 10 Dec. 2020 Why do some patients get so much sicker than others? — Amina Khan Staff Writer, Los Angeles Times, "Coronavirus Today: How will we get the vaccine?," 13 Nov. 2020 Making matters worse, patients with other medical problems are sicker than usual, several doctors told me. — Ed Yong, The Atlantic, "The Third Surge Is Breaking Health-Care Workers," 13 Nov. 2020 What makes some patients so much sicker than others? — NBC News, "'Breakthrough finding' reveals why certain Covid-19 patients die," 13 Nov. 2020

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