Meaning
- (adjective) Frequently ill or in poor health. “a sickly child”
- (adjective) Not in good health; (somewhat) sick.
- (adjective) (of a plant) Characterized by poor or unhealthy growth.
- (adjective) Appearing ill, infirm or unhealthy; giving the appearance of illness. “a sickly pallor”
- (adjective) Shedding a relatively small amount of light; (of light) not very bright.
- (adjective) Lacking intensity or vigour. “a sickly smile”
- (adjective) Associated with poor moral or mental well-being.
- (adjective) Tending to produce nausea. “a sickly smell; sickly sentimentality”
- (adjective) Overly sweet.
- (adjective) Marked by the occurrence of illness or disease (of a period of time).
- (adjective) Tending to produce disease or poor health. “a sickly autumn; a sickly climate”
Letter breakdown
- Sickliest contains 9 letters: 3 vowel(s) and 6 consonant(s).
- It uses 7 unique letters.
- Estimated syllable count: 2.
- Scrabble-style letter score: 15.
Connected words
Other 9-letter words
- aardvarks
- abandoned
- abasement
- abatement
- abattoirs
- abdicated
- abdicates
- abdominal
- abductees
- abducting
- abduction
- abductors
- abhorrent
- abhorring
- abilities
- ablatives
- ablutions
- abnegated
Words starting with SIC
- sic
- sick
- sickbed
- sickbeds
- sicked
- sicken
- sickened
- sickening
- sickeningly
- sickens
- sicker
- sickest
- sicking
- sickle
- sickles
- sicklier
- sickly
- sickness
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Words ending with EST
Words from these letters
- silkiest
- slickest
- stickies
- elicits
- ickiest
- sickest
- sickles
- tickles
- cities
- elicit
- iciest
- islets
- likest
- sickle
- slices
- slicks
- sliest
- sticks
- stiles
- tickle
- cites
- clits
- isles
- islet
- kilts
- kites
- licit
- licks
- likes
- lists
- sects
- sicks
- silks
- silts
- sites
- skies
- skits
- slice
- slick
- slits
- stick
- sties
- stile
- ticks
- tikes
- tiles
- cite
- clii
- clit
- elks
- ices
- ilks
- isle
- kilt
- kiss
- kite
- kits
- leis
- less
Reader questions
What does Sickliest mean?
Frequently ill or in poor health.
How many letters are in Sickliest?
Sickliest has 9 letters.
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