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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a sickly" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe someone or something that appears unhealthy or weak, often in a physical sense.
Example: "The child looked a bit sickly after recovering from the flu, with pale skin and tired eyes."
Alternatives: "a frail" or "a feeble".
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A sickly childhood.
A sickly yellow.
His skin exudes a sickly heat.
A sickly film coated everything.
A sickly City should, in theory, mean a sickly business school.
The alpine forests are a sickly chartreuse.
And it has a sickly sweet taste.
Catherine died in 1978, a sickly alcoholic.
In addition she was a sickly child.
Maurice, who was called Murray, was a sickly child.
It landed, with a sickly thud, on the surface.
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