Sickly and Weak

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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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Weak is a synonym for sickly in unhealthy topic. In some cases you can use "Weak" instead an adjective "Sickly", when it comes to topics like health, delicate, not healthy.

Nearby Words: sick, sickening, sickle, sicked

Weak adjective - Lacking bodily strength.

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Sickly is a synonym for weak in health topic. You can use "Sickly" instead an adjective "Weak", if it concerns topics such as unhealthy, infirm, not strong.

Nearby Words: weaken, weakness, weakly, weakening, weakling

In "Dear Scootaloo", it is mentioned that some pegasi (much like the Spartans) abandon their foals for appearing too weak or sickly.

Source: Parental Abandonment / Fan Works
Parental Abandonment: Some pegasi (much like the Spartans) abandon their foals for appearing too weak or sickly.

Source: Fan Fic / The Dear Sweetie Belle Continuity
Charles was weak and sickly since birth, and had to overcome physical infirmity (weak ankles) just to walk as a child.

Source: Spare to the Throne

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