sicker; sickest
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: spiritually or morally unsound or corrupt
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: lacking vigor : sickly: such as
a
: badly outclassed
made the competition look sick
b
: incapable of producing profitable yields of a crop
sick soils
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slang
: outstandingly or amazingly good or impressive
Rookie was phenomenal Friday. His goal was nice, but the pass to twin brother, Chris, … was downright sick.—
Roy Lang III
Roy Lang III
British
Synonyms
Examples of sick in a Sentence
Adjective
He is at home sick in bed.
She is sick with the flu.
I'm too sick to go to work.
The medicine just made me sicker.
The sickest patients are in intensive care.
My poor rosebush looks sick.
She has been on the sick list all week.
The way they treat people makes me sick.
Recent Examples on the WebUSA TODAY, 29 Apr. 2024
The agency is also asking—but not requiring—that farmers submit milk from lactating cattle and nasal swabs from non-lactating cattle who become sick to the National Animal Health Laboratory Network for testing.
—Alice Park, TIME, 26 Apr. 2024
Prior to becoming sick, Burnett's eldest also struggled with drug addiction.
—Zoey Lyttle, Peoplemag, 26 Apr. 2024
Measles is a highly contagious disease that can be spread from person-to-person through the air and can stay in the air for two hours after a sick person coughs or sneezes.
—Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel, 26 Apr. 2024
When the outbreak was first detected at the end of March, in an effort to keep the milk supply safe, farmers were instructed to discard the milk of sick cows, Don Prater, acting director of the FDA's Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, said during a joint media briefing Wednesday.
—Erika Edwards, NBC News, 24 Apr. 2024
Only one person has been infected after exposure to sick cattle, and pink eye was their only symptom.
—Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Apr. 2024
Officials previously said that the unprecedented spread of the virus among dairy cattle likely traces to a single spillover event from wild birds, based on an analysis of genetic sequences collected from sick cattle.
—Alexander Tin, CBS News, 24 Apr. 2024
Salmonella is among the most common foodborne illnesses, making 1.35 million people in the United States sick each year, hospitalizing about 26,500 and killing about 420.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 18 Apr. 2024
Adjective
But eventually, the brain degenerates and sick animals start to drool, stumble and become malnourished and listless.
—USA TODAY, 29 Apr. 2024
The agency is also asking—but not requiring—that farmers submit milk from lactating cattle and nasal swabs from non-lactating cattle who become sick to the National Animal Health Laboratory Network for testing.
—Alice Park, TIME, 26 Apr. 2024
Prior to becoming sick, Burnett's eldest also struggled with drug addiction.
—Zoey Lyttle, Peoplemag, 26 Apr. 2024
Measles is a highly contagious disease that can be spread from person-to-person through the air and can stay in the air for two hours after a sick person coughs or sneezes.
—Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel, 26 Apr. 2024
When the outbreak was first detected at the end of March, in an effort to keep the milk supply safe, farmers were instructed to discard the milk of sick cows, Don Prater, acting director of the FDA's Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, said during a joint media briefing Wednesday.
—Erika Edwards, NBC News, 24 Apr. 2024
Only one person has been infected after exposure to sick cattle, and pink eye was their only symptom.
—Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Apr. 2024
Officials previously said that the unprecedented spread of the virus among dairy cattle likely traces to a single spillover event from wild birds, based on an analysis of genetic sequences collected from sick cattle.
—Alexander Tin, CBS News, 24 Apr. 2024
Salmonella is among the most common foodborne illnesses, making 1.35 million people in the United States sick each year, hospitalizing about 26,500 and killing about 420.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 18 Apr. 2024
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“Sick.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sick. Accessed 3 May. 2024.
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