adj., -li·er, -li·est.

1. Prone to sickness.
2. Of, caused by, or associated with sickness: a sickly pallor.
3. Conducive to sickness: a sickly climate.
4. Causing nausea; nauseating.
5. Lacking vigor or strength; feeble or weak: a sickly handshake.

tr.v., -lied, -ly·ing, -lies.

To make sickly: “Timidity . . . sicklies the whole cast of thought in action” (Henry Adams).

sickliness sick'li·ness n.
sickly sick'ly or sick'li·ly adv.

adjective

1. Affected or tending to be affected with minor health problems: ailing, indisposed, low, mean², off-color, rocky. Idioms: under the weather. See health/sickness.
2. Of or associated with sickness: anemic, peaked, sick. See health/sickness.

adj

Definition: not healthy
Antonyms: fine, healthy, hearty, robust, well, wholesome

adj

Definition: revolting
Antonyms: gentle, nice

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The adjective has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: unhealthy looking
  Synonym: sallow

Meaning #2: somewhat ill or prone to illness
  Synonyms: ailing, indisposed, peaked, poorly, unwell, under the weather

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - sygelig, skrantende, usund, kvalm, kvalmende, vammel
v. tr. - få til at se syg ud, gøre sentimental

Nederlands (Dutch)
ziekelijk, sukkelend, wrang, misselijk

Français (French)
adj. - maladif, mal en point, blafard, morbide, acerbe, éc¯urant, fadasse (une couleur)
adv. - de façon maladive
v. tr. - rendre maladif

Deutsch (German)
adj. - kränklich, schwach, ekelhaft, schlecht, krankhaft
adv. - kränklich
v. - mit einer schwachen Farbe streichen

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - αρρωστιάρης, φιλάσθενος, νοσηρός, (για βιβλίο κ.λπ.) υπερσυναισθηματικός, μελό
adv. - αρρωστημένα

Italiano (Italian)
malaticcio, disgustoso

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - doentio, fraco, repulsivo, sentimental, lasso, pálido, amarelo (sorriso)
adv. - de modo enjoativo

Русский (Russian)
хилый, болезненный, вредный, тошнотворный, слабый, блеклый

Español (Spanish)
adj. - enfermizo, achacoso, morboso, insalubre, cínico, débil, lánguido, pálido
v. tr. - cubrir con color enfermizo
adv. - lánguidamente

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - sjuklig, osund, glåmig, äcklig, vämjelig
adv. - sjukligt

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
病弱的, 无精打采的, 阴沉的, 使现病容, 使苍白

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 病弱的, 無精打采的, 陰沈的
v. tr. - 使現病容, 使蒼白

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 병약한, 창백한, 지나치게 감상적인
v. tr. - 병적으로 ~ 하다, 창백하게 하다

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 病身の, 病的な, 健康に悪い, 弱々しい, 元気のない, 吐き気を催すような, うんざりする

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) غير صحي, شاحب, متوعك (ظرف) على نحو مريض‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮חולני, חלוש, חיוור, חוורוור, מעורר בחילה, אווילי, טיפשי‬
v. tr. - ‮עשה לחיוור‬

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