sicker

¹

[sik-er]

adjective

1. comparative of sick.

sicker

²

Or sik·er

[sik-er]

adjective

1. safe from danger; secure.

2. dependable; trustworthy.

adverb

1. certainly; without doubt.

Word History and Origins

Origin of sicker¹

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

Example Sentences

“I know lately everybody thinks that I am sicker than I am. Do I look sick to you? I’m working hard here,” she said.

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What made me even sicker was that everyone online already thought they knew who did it, even though law enforcement hadn’t identified a suspect.

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She also cautioned that Peter had been getting sicker despite receiving medication from the Qatari government, which he required daily after undergoing heart surgery and cancer treatment.

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Both women struggled with addiction, and the narrative is harrowing, especially as Rayya grows sicker and then dies from cancer in 2018.

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She told the inquiry: "I was made sicker by the environment."

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