The meaning of SICKLY is somewhat unwell; also : habitually ailing. How to use sickly in a sentence.

A sickly person or animal is weak, unhealthy, and often ill. He had been a sickly child.

sickly adjective (ILL) Add to word list weak, unhealthy, and often sick: a sickly child / plant

Sickly definition: not strong; unhealthy; ailing.. See examples of SICKLY used in a sentence.

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; …

Definition of sickly adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

5 days ago · sickly (third-person singular simple present sicklies, present participle sicklying, simple past and past participle sicklied) (transitive, archaic, literary) To make (something) …

Pathology of, connected with, or arising from ill health: a sickly complexion. marked by the prevalence of ill health, as a region: the epidemic left the town sickly.

Synonyms for SICKLY: frail, fragile, sick, weak, dying, ailing, weakly, invalid; Antonyms of SICKLY: well, healthy, whole, sound, wholesome, hearty, hale, fit

If you're frequently ill, or often under the weather, you're sickly. A sickly child tends to miss a lot of school.