Ailing and Invalid

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Ailing adjective - Chronically or repeatedly suffering from poor health.

Usage example: when his ailing wife had to go to a nursing home, he visited her every day

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Invalid is a synonym for ailing in ill topic. In some cases you can use "Invalid" instead an adjective "Ailing".

Nearby Words: ailment, ailed

Invalid adjective - Chronically or repeatedly suffering from poor health.

Usage example: an old and now invalid woman who rarely gets out anymore

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Ailing is a synonym for invalid in sickly topic. You can use "Ailing" instead an adjective "Invalid", if it concerns topics such as disabled.

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