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[ adjective ] unhealthy looking

Synonyms

sallow

Used in print

(Organic Gardening and Farming,...)

It is no harder to raise big , healthy , blooming plants than weak , sickly little things ; in_fact it is easier .

Related terms

unhealthy

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[ adjective ] somewhat ill or prone to illness

Examples

"my poor ailing grandmother" "feeling a bit indisposed today" "you look a little peaked" "feeling poorly" "a sickly child" "is unwell and can't come to work"

Related terms

ill

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[ adjective ] somewhat ill or prone to illness

Examples

"my poor ailing grandmother" "feeling a bit indisposed today" "you look a little peaked" "feeling poorly" "a sickly child" "is unwell and can't come to work"

Related terms

ill

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