[{"word":"sickly","phonetic":"/ˈsɪkli/","phonetics":[{"text":"/ˈsɪkli/","audio":""}],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"verb","definitions":[{"definition":"To make (something) sickly.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To become sickly.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"partOfSpeech":"adjective","definitions":[{"definition":"Frequently ill or in poor health.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"a sickly child"},{"definition":"Not in good health; (somewhat) sick.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"(of a plant) Characterized by poor or unhealthy growth.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"Appearing ill, infirm or unhealthy; giving the appearance of illness.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"a sickly pallor"},{"definition":"Shedding a relatively small amount of light; (of light) not very bright.","synonyms":["faint","pale","wan"],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"Lacking intensity or vigour.","synonyms":["faint","feeble","insipid","weak"],"antonyms":[],"example":"a sickly smile"},{"definition":"Associated with poor moral or mental well-being.","synonyms":["unhealthy"],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"Tending to produce nausea.","synonyms":["nauseating","sickening"],"antonyms":[],"example":"a sickly smell; sickly sentimentality"},{"definition":"Overly sweet.","synonyms":["cloying","saccharine"],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"Marked by the occurrence of illness or disease (of a period of time).","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"Tending to produce disease or poor health.","synonyms":["insalubrious","unhealthy","unwholesome"],"antonyms":[],"example":"a sickly autumn; a sickly climate"}],"synonyms":["cloying","saccharine","faint","feeble","insipid","weak","faint","pale","wan","insalubrious","unhealthy","unwholesome","nauseating","sickening","unhealthy"],"antonyms":[]},{"partOfSpeech":"adverb","definitions":[{"definition":"In a sick manner; in a way that reflects or causes sickness.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"sickly pale; to cough sickly"}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/sickly"]}]