sick-lied

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Definitions of sick-lied word

adjective sick-lied not strong; unhealthy; ailing. 1
adjective sick-lied of, connected with, or arising from ill health: a sickly complexion. 1
adjective sick-lied marked by the prevalence of ill health, as a region: the epidemic left the town sickly. 1
adjective sick-lied causing sickness. 1
adjective sick-lied nauseating. 1
adjective sick-lied maudlin and insipid; mawkish: sickly sentimentality. 1

before 1300

One of the 15% oldest English words

1300-50; Middle English siklich, sekly (adj.). See sick1, -ly

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".