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sicklily

sicklily adverb: in a sickly manner.

Adverb

sicklily (comparative more sicklily, superlative most sicklily)

  1. In a sickly manner.
    • He grinned sicklily, turning away his head. She had got his manhood, but Lord, what did he care!1920, D H Lawrence, Women in Love
    Synonyms:
    sickly

Synonyms of sicklily

Forms of sicklily

comparativemore sicklily
superlativemost sicklily

Origin of sicklily

From sickly + -ly.

Questions about sicklily

What does sicklily mean?
Sicklily means in a sickly manner.
What part of speech is sicklily?
Sicklily is an adverb.

Words near sicklily in the dictionary

  1. sickliest
  2. sicklified
  3. sicklifies
  4. sicklify
  5. sicklifying
  6. sicklily
  7. sickliness
  8. sicklinesses
  9. sickling
  10. sicklings
  11. sicklist

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