Adjective He is at home sick in bed. She is sick with the flu. I'm too sick to go to work. The medicine just made me sicker. The sickest patients are in intensive care. My poor rosebush looks sick. She has been on the sick list all week. The way they treat people makes me sick. See More
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Adjective
Strict attendance policies have been at the heart of the labor dispute, with workers saying that they have been penalized for taking days off for being sick, or when tending to family emergencies. Tristan Bove, Fortune, 15 Sep. 2022 Rookie receiver Michael Woods II, who was inactive for the Panthers game with his hamstring injury and an illness, was still sick on Wednesday and not on the practice field.cleveland, 14 Sep. 2022 To add to the situation, her younger daughter was also sick. Jacobina Martin, Washington Post, 7 Sep. 2022 In December 2021, Stearns recalled, eight of Windham’s roughly 20 housekeepers were out sick. Katy Golvala, Hartford Courant, 4 Sep. 2022 In 2019, there were reports Spears had canceled a Las Vegas show to check into a health facility for 30 days while her dad was sick, but Spears said she was sent there against her will. Caitlin O'kane, CBS News, 29 Aug. 2022 French novelist Benoit Dutertre gave a poignant speech recalling his beloved friend who enjoyed biking and having a coffee in Left Bank cafés while smoking a cigarette, despite being sick during his last years. Jade Le Deley, ajc, 20 Aug. 2022 The tiger is sick, only half the weight of a healthy 3-year-old.Fox News, 12 Aug. 2022 Last month, the new mom, who shares Malcolm with boyfriend John Mulaney, said her son was recovering after being sick for the first time. Angela Andaloro, Peoplemag, 5 Aug. 2022 See More
Word History
Etymology
Adjective
Middle English sek, sik, from Old English sēoc; akin to Old High German sioh sick
First Known Use
Adjective
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1)