Delicate and Sickly

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Delicate adjective - Satisfying or pleasing because of fineness or mildness.

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Sickly is a synonym for delicate in diseased topic. In some cases you can use "Sickly" instead an adjective "Delicate".

Nearby Words: delicacy, delicately

Sickly adjective - Chronically or repeatedly suffering from poor health.

Usage example: a sickly foal that seemed to catch everything that the other horses had

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Delicate is a synonym for sickly in unhealthy topic. You can use "Delicate" instead an adjective "Sickly", if it concerns topics such as not healthy.

Nearby Words: sick, sickening, sickle, sicked

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