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
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.
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Stephanie Armour, Miami Herald, 29 May 2025
The best defense remains up-to-date vaccination, testing when symptomatic, masking in crowded indoor spaces, and staying home when sick.
—Rachael O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 May 2025
Delta Flight 694 was diverted en route from Detroit to Los Angeles International Airport on Monday evening to allow a passenger and a sick dog to disembark in Minneapolis, according to a statement from the airline.
—Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 28 May 2025
Pregnant women are at high risk of serious complications from the virus and their newborns are in danger of getting really sick from COVID.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 28 May 2025
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Adjective
Each year, about 48 million people in the U.S. get sick with foodborne illnesses, 128,000 are hospitalized, and 3,000 die, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
—Stephanie Armour, Miami Herald, 29 May 2025
The best defense remains up-to-date vaccination, testing when symptomatic, masking in crowded indoor spaces, and staying home when sick.
—Rachael O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 May 2025
Delta Flight 694 was diverted en route from Detroit to Los Angeles International Airport on Monday evening to allow a passenger and a sick dog to disembark in Minneapolis, according to a statement from the airline.
—Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 28 May 2025
Pregnant women are at high risk of serious complications from the virus and their newborns are in danger of getting really sick from COVID.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 28 May 2025
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“Sick.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sick. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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