Hearty and Sickly

Opposite meaning words

Hearty adjective - Enjoying health and vigor.

Usage example: you're looking really hearty after that month in the clear mountain air!

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Sickly is an antonym for hearty in healthy topic.

Nearby Words: heart, hearten, heartily, heartiness, heartland

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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Hearty is an antonym for sickly in topics: revolting, not healthy.

Nearby Words: sick, sickening, sickle, sicked

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