Ill
Ill adjective - Affected with nausea.
Usage example: she grew ill from the constant rocking motion of the boat
Sickly is a synonym for ill in unwell topic. In some cases you can use "Sickly" instead the word "Ill" as an adjective or an adverb, when it comes to topics like diseased.
Nearby Word: illness
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
- The huffy ones are self-important, narcissistic authoritarians in love with the sound of their own booming disapproval, while the whiny, sparrowlike ones are so annoying and sickly and ill-equipped for life on Earth you just want to smack them round the head until they stop crying and grow up.
Source: The Gadfly -
Ill Girl: Janet becomes sickly once the haunting starts taking a toll on her body.
Source: Film / The Conjuring - Ill Girl: The whole Windsor family is sickly at the start, but Constance lapses into a coma midway through the book, making the trope even more pronounced.
Source: Literature / The Night Gardener
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