Hale and Sick

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Hale adjective - Enjoying health and vigor.

Usage example: still hale and strong at 80, often outdoing his younger golfing buddies

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Sick is an antonym for hale in strong and healthy topic.

Nearby Word: haley

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

Usage example: those coworkers who always seem to get sick immediately before or after long holiday weekends

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Hale is an antonym for sick.

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

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