sicker

¹ American  

[sik-er] / ˈsɪk ər /

adjective

1. comparative of sick.

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sicker ² American  

[sik-er] / ˈsɪk ər /

Or siker

adjective

1. safe from danger; secure.

2. dependable; trustworthy.

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adverb

1. certainly; without doubt.

Etymology

Origin of sicker

before 900; Middle English siker, Old English sicor; cognate with Dutch zeker, German sicher, all ≪ Latin sēcūrus; secure

Example Sentences

Those insurers receive a fixed monthly amount that tends to be higher for sicker beneficiaries that are expected to incur higher healthcare costs.

From The Wall Street Journal

Once I became sick and leaned over the side of the sled and was violently ill and the dogs turned and came back to eat it, which made me sicker.

From Literature

Since Medicare pays private insurers a set amount per member, the risk-adjusted model ensures companies don’t selectively choose healthy people by paying them more for sicker patients.

From Barron's

My stomach felt as if I had swallowed a handful of cockleburs and I was sicker than I had ever been in my life.

From Literature

“I think he’s running out of steam,” a few of my D.C. happy hour comrades confessed Wednesday after the hearings, “Or he’s really sicker than he lets on.”

From Salon