sickly
adjective
not strong; unhealthy; ailing.
sicklier
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comparativeof sickly.comparative
The form of an adjective or adverb indicating a greater degree of a quality.
Example Sentences
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He’s big, menacing and worthy to own, but I would have preferred his older, sicklier version in which he acted as a caretaker for Professor X in the film “Logan.”
From Washington Times ● May 29, 2019
The Greek lamp of Monarchism, which has been burning with an ever sicklier flame, went out.
From Time Magazine Archive
The Incorruptible's complexion looked sicklier than its wont, for mortification had turned him green outright.
From The Trampling of the Lilies by Rafael Sabatini
The grey light was beginning to steal through the port-hole, giving a sicklier hue to my companion's features, as I helped him with trembling fingers to dress.
From Laid up in Lavender by Stanley J. Weyman
The latter, as the significance of the question came home to him, went even a sicklier white, like the belly of a dead fish.
From The Untamed by Max Brand
