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• comparative of sick.

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; see secure

Example Sentences

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sicker

It means the elderly people who stay in homes with too few staff end up sicker, and have to go and stay in the hospital for longer.

From MarketWatch ● May 5, 2026

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 ● Mar. 2, 2026

“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 ● Feb. 13, 2026

Ergo, insurers must be coding them as being sicker than they are.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 10, 2026

Erasmus thought Charles seemed sicker than he had in a long time; they all hoped the water cure would help both him and Horace.

From "Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith" by Deborah Heiligman