sick
adjective
affected with ill health, disease, or illness; ailing.
sickest
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superlativeof sick.superlative
The form of an adjective or adverb indicating the greatest degree of a quality.
Example Sentences
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Those potential costs led many state Medicaid programs and some health plans to restrict coverage of the drug to the sickest patients.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 13, 2026
Some of the sickest burns on the internet right now are coming out of the French Foreign Ministry.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 26, 2026
County public health officials painted a grim picture of what life looks like for the poorest and sickest residents if new money doesn’t flow into the system.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 10, 2026
Separately, the NHS also records the number of the sickest patients in hospital with flu over the winter.
From BBC ● Dec. 18, 2025
On the night when he was sickest, when his pulse was almost gone and his breathing only a flutter, when I thought he was dying, I sat by his side and held his hand.
From "Z for Zachariah" by Robert C. O’Brien
