sicker

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. adjective affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
  2. adjective feeling nausea; feeling about to vomit
  3. adjective affected with madness or insanity

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English siker, sikker, sykkere, secre, seccre, from Old English sēocra (“sicker”), equivalent to sick + -er.

Synonyms

ill, sick

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