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sick 1  (sk)
adj. sick·er, sick·est
1.
a. Suffering from or affected with a physical illness; ailing.
b. Of or for sick persons: sick wards.
c. Nauseated.
2.
a. Mentally ill or disturbed.
b. Unwholesome, morbid, or sadistic: a sick joke; a sick crime.
3. Defective; unsound: a sick economy.
4.
a. Deeply distressed; upset: sick with worry.
b. Disgusted; revolted.
c. Weary; tired: sick of it all.
d. Pining; longing: sick for his native land.
5.
a. In need of repairs: a sick ship.
b. Constituting an unhealthy environment for those working or residing within: a sick office building.
6. Unable to produce a profitable yield of crops: sick soil.
n. (used with a pl. verb)
Sick people considered as a group. Often used with the.
Idiom:
sick and tired
Thoroughly weary, discouraged, or bored.

[Middle English, from Old English soc.]

sick 2  (sk)
v.
Variant of sic2.

sick1
adj
1. (Medicine) inclined or likely to vomit
2. (Medicine)
a.  suffering from ill health
b.  (as collective noun; preceded by the) the sick
3. (Medicine)
a.  of, relating to, or used by people who are unwell sick benefits
b.  (in combination) sickbed
4. (Psychology) deeply affected with a mental or spiritual feeling akin to physical sickness sick at heart
5. (Psychology) mentally, psychologically, or spiritually disturbed
6. Informal delighting in or catering for the macabre or sadistic; morbid sick humour
7. (often foll by of) Informal Also sick and tired disgusted or weary, esp because satiated I am sick of his everlasting laughter
8. (often foll by for) weary with longing; pining I am sick for my own country
9. pallid or sickly
10. not in working order
11. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Agriculture) (of land) unfit for the adequate production of certain crops
look sick Slang to be outclassed
n & vb
(Medicine) an informal word for vomit See also sick-out
[Old English sēoc; related to Old Norse skjūkr, Gothic siuks, Old High German sioh]
sickish  adj

sick2
vb
a variant spelling of sic2

sick


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He now approached the sick man with the noiseless step of one in full vigor of life, with his delicate white fingers raised from the green quilt the hand that was free, and turning sideways felt the pulse and reflected a moment.
John, how can you expect sick people to come and see you when you keep all these animals in the house?
After that, not a week passed without sick people coming, riding or on foot, to Father Sergius; and having acceded to one petition he could not refuse others, and he laid his hands on many and prayed.
 
 
 
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