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sick
1[ sik ]
/ sɪk /
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adjective, sick·er, sick·est.
noun Usually the sick .(used with a plural verb)
sick persons collectively.
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Origin of sick
1First recorded before 900; Middle English sik, sek, Old English sēoc; cognate with Dutch ziek, German siech, Old Norse sjūkr, Gothic siuks
synonym study for sick
1. See ill.
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Derived forms of sick
sickish, adjectiveWord Origin for sick
Old English sēoc; related to Old Norse skjūkr, Gothic siuks, Old High German sioh
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