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Definitions for Sicker

[1] comparative of sick1.
[2] safe from danger; secure.
[3] dependable; trustworthy.
[4] certainly; without doubt.
[5] afflicted with ill health or disease; ailing.
[6] affected with nausea; inclined to vomit.
[7] deeply affected with some unpleasant feeling, as of sorrow, disgust, or boredom: sick at heart; to be sick of parties.
[8] mentally, morally, or emotionally deranged, corrupt, or unsound: a sick mind; wild statements that made him seem sick.
[9] characteristic of a sick mind: sick fancies.
[10] dwelling on or obsessed with that which is gruesome, sadistic, ghoulish, or the like; morbid: a sick comedian; sick jokes.
[11] of, relating to, or for use during sickness: He applied for sick benefits.
[12] accompanied by or suggestive of sickness; sickly: a sick pallor; the sick smell of disinfectant in the corridors.
[13] disgusted; chagrined.
[14] not in proper condition; impaired.
[15] Slang . great; amazing: The plot is boring but the special effects are sick!
[16] Agriculture . failing to sustain adequate harvests of some crop, usually specified: a wheat-sick soil. containing harmful microorganisms: a sick field.
[17] Now Rare . menstruating.
[18] (used with a plural verb ) sick persons collectively (usually preceded by the ).
[19] inclined or likely to vomit
[20] suffering from ill health (as collective noun; preceded by the ) the sick
[21] of, relating to, or used by people who are unwell sick benefits (in combination ) sickroom
[22] deeply affected with a mental or spiritual feeling akin to physical sickness sick at heart
[23] mentally, psychologically, or spiritually disturbed
[24] informal delighting in or catering for the macabre or sadistic; morbid sick humour
[25] Also: sick and tired (often foll by of) informal disgusted or weary, esp because satiated I am sick of his everlasting laughter
[26] (often foll by for) weary with longing; pining I am sick for my own country
[27] pallid or sickly
[28] not in working order
[29] (of land) unfit for the adequate production of certain crops
[30] look sick slang to be outclassed
[31] an informal word for vomit
[32] a variant spelling of sic 2

Words related to Sicker

disordered, indisposed, down, ailing, incurable, funny, nauseated, debilitated, invalid, wobbly, frail, imperfect, suffering, confined, impaired, peaked, ill, tottering, green, mean

Words nearby Sicker

sickbay, sickbed, sicken, sickener, sickening, sicker, sickert, sickie, sickish, sickle, sickle bar

Origin of Sicker

1before 900; Middle English sik, sek, Old English sēoc; cognate with Dutch ziek, German siech, Old Norse sjūkr, Gothic siuks

Word origin for Sicker

Old English sēoc; related to Old Norse skjūkr, Gothic siuks, Old High German sioh

Synonyms for Sicker

ailing, confined, debilitated, declining, disordered, down, frail, funny, green, hospitalized, ill, impaired, imperfect, incurable, indisposed, infected, invalid, mean, nauseated, peaked, suffering, tottering, wobbly, bedridden, broken down, defective, delicate, diseased, feeble, feverish, in a bad way, in poor health, infirm, laid-up, lousy, not so hot, poorly, qualmish, queasy, rickety, rocky, rotten, run down, sick as a dog, under medication, under the weather, unhealthy, unwell, weak