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sick as a cat

sick as a cat adjective: very ill.

Adjective

sick as a cat (not comparable)

  1. (simile) Very ill.
    • `My head is splitting, my body is trembling, and I am as sick as a cat.'1886 October – 1887 January, H[enry] Rider Haggard, She: A History of Adventure, London: Longmans, Green, and Co., published 1887, →OCLC

Synonyms of sick as a cat

Questions about sick as a cat

What does sick as a cat mean?
Sick as a cat means very ill.
What part of speech is sick as a cat?
Sick as a cat is an adjective.

Words near sick as a cat in the dictionary

  1. sicistine
  2. sicistines
  3. sick
  4. sick and tired
  5. sick and twisted
  6. sick as a cat
  7. sick as a dog
  8. sick as a horse
  9. sick as a parrot
  10. sick ass
  11. sick at heart

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