sickly | Definition of sickly

Synonyms and Antonyms of sickly

1 chronically or repeatedly suffering from poor health

a sickly foal that seemed to catch everything that the other horses had

Synonyms of sickly

ailing, invalid, weakly

Words Related to sickly

bedfast, bedridden

delicate, fragile, frail

dying, fading, incurable, moribund

challenged, debilitated, incapacitated, lame

decrepit, enfeebled, feeble, infirm, weak, weakened, worn-out

ill, indisposed, peaked, poorly, run-down, sick, unhealthy, unsound, unwell

Near Antonyms of sickly

able-bodied, fit, hale, hearty, sound, well-conditioned, whole, wholesome

Antonyms of sickly

2 bad for the well-being of the body

lungs scarred by years of exposure to the sickly air of the coal mines

Synonyms of sickly

insalubrious, noisome, noxious, unhealthful, unhealthy, unwholesome

Words Related to sickly

germy, insanitary, unhygienic, unsanitary

poisonous, toxic

fatal, lethal, mortal

Near Antonyms of sickly

hygienic, sanitary

Antonyms of sickly

healthful, healthy