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 perfume of flowers—the faint sweetness of mimosa and the sicklier fragrance of hyacinths—seemed almost overwhelming, for the fire was warm and the windows closed.
From The Illustrious Prince by E. Phillips (Edward Phillips) Oppenheim
Leslie swallowed hard; his face became overspread with a sicklier pallor.
From Rainbow's End by Rex Ellingwood Beach
The sickly gas-light throws a sicklier glare over the narrow, unpaved streets.
From An Outcast or, Virtue and Faith by F. Colburn (Francis Colburn) Adams
