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sickly

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of sickly

1 chronically or repeatedly suffering from poor health

  • a sickly foal that seemed to catch everything that the other horses had
Synonyms of sickly

ailing, invalid, weakly
Words Related to sickly

bedfast, bedridden

delicate, fragile, frail

dying, fading, incurable, moribund

challenged, debilitated, incapacitated, lame

decrepit, enfeebled, feeble, infirm, weak, weakened, worn-out

ill, indisposed, peaked, poorly, run-down, sick, unhealthy, unsound, unwell
Near Antonyms of sickly

able-bodied, fit, hale, hearty, sound, well-conditioned, whole, wholesome
Antonyms of sickly

healthy, well

2 bad for the well-being of the body

  • lungs scarred by years of exposure to the sickly air of the coal mines
Synonyms of sickly

insalubrious, noisome, noxious, unhealthful, unhealthy, unwholesome
Words Related to sickly

germy, insanitary, unhygienic, unsanitary

nonnutritious

poisonous, toxic

fatal, lethal, mortal
Near Antonyms of sickly

hygienic, sanitary

nutritious
Antonyms of sickly

healthful, healthy

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