Desolate and Sick

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Desolate adjective - Causing or marked by an atmosphere lacking in cheer.

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Sick and desolate are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Sick" instead an adjective "Desolate".

Nearby Words: desolation, desolately, desolated

Sick adjective - Temporarily suffering from a disorder of the body.

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Desolate and sick are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Desolate" instead an adjective "Sick".

Nearby Words: sickly, sicken, sickening, sickness, sicked

Fisher King: When Alastor takes over the kingdom, the crops stop growing, animals get sick and die, cows dont give milk, the wells run dry, and the land around the castle becomes barren and desolate (though this latter is due to the dragon).

Source: Literature / The Castle in the Attic

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