Frequently ill or in poor health. / Not in good health; (somewhat) sick. / (of a plant) Characterized by poor or unhealthy growth. / Appearing ill, infirm or unhealthy; giving the appearance of illness.

(transitive, archaic, literary) To make (something) sickly. / (intransitive, rare) To become sickly.

In a sick manner; in a way that reflects or causes sickness.

present participle of sickly

The state or characteristic of weakness, incapacity, or physical distress due to poor health, especially of a chronic nature.

simple past tense and past participle of sickly

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of sickly

plural of sickliness

Too sweet; sickeningly sweet.

Alternative spelling of sickly sweet