sickish

sick·ish

S s

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [sik-ish]
- /ˈsɪk ɪʃ/
- /ˈsɪkɪʃ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [sik-ish]
- /ˈsɪk ɪʃ/

Definitions of sickish word

adjective sickish somewhat sick or ill. 1
adjective sickish somewhat sickening or nauseating. 1
adjective sickish somewhat sick or nauseated 0
adjective sickish somewhat sickening or nauseating 0

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Origin of sickish

First appearance:

before 1575

One of the 34% oldest English words

First recorded in 1575-85; sick1 + -ish1

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Parts of speech for Sickish

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Sickish

sickish popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 65% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

sickish usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for sickish

adj sickish

bilious — If someone describes the appearance of something as bilious, they mean that they think it looks unpleasant and rather disgusting.

Just one Synonym for sickish