Hale and Sickly

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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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Sickly is an antonym for hale.

Nearby Word: haley

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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Hale is an antonym for sickly.

Nearby Words: sick, sickening, sickle, sicked

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