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• sick´en|ing|ly — sick|en|ing «SIHK uh nihng, SIHK nihng», adjective. 1. making sick; causing nausea, faintness, disgust, or loathing: »a sickening sight;…with monstrous head and sickening cry [the donkey] (G. K. Chesterton). SYNONYM(S): repulsive, offensive. 2.… …   Useful english dictionary

• sick|en|ing — «SIHK uh nihng, SIHK nihng», adjective. 1. making sick; causing nausea, faintness, disgust, or loathing: »a sickening sight;…with monstrous head and sickening cry [the donkey] (G. K. Chesterton). SYNONYM(S): repulsive, offensive. 2. becoming… …   Useful english dictionary

• sick building syndrome — sick′ build′ing syn drome n. pat an illness caused by exposure to pollutants or germs inside an airtight building • Etymology: 1980–85 …   From formal English to slang

• sick — fos·sick; fos·sick·er; green·sick·ness; home·sick·ness; mu·sick·er; sea·sick·ness; sick; sick·en; sick·en·er; sick·en·ing·ly; sick·er·ly; sick·ish; sick·led; sick·le·man; sick·le·mia; sick·ler; sick·ler·ite; sick·li·ly; sick·li·ness;… …   English syllables

• Sick building syndrome — A condition caused by exposure to various noxious agents that affect persons employed in a sick building, usually an office or other building that houses many people working in close proximity to one another. Sick building syndrome… …   Medical dictionary

• sick|ly — «SIHK lee», adjective, li|er, li|est, adverb, verb, lied, ly|ing. –adj. 1. often sick; not strong and healthy. SYNONYM(S): ailing, indispo …   Useful english dictionary

• sick — [[t]sɪ̱k[/t]] ♦♦♦ sicker, sickest 1) ADJ GRADED If you are sick, you are ill. Sick usually means physically ill, but it can sometimes be used to mean mentally ill. He s very sick. He needs medication... She found herself with two small children,… …   English dictionary

• '-ing' adjectives — ◊ GRAMMAR A large number of adjectives end in ing . ◊ related to transitive verbs Many ing adjectives have the same form as the present participle of a transitive verb, and are similar in meaning. For example, an astonishing fact is a fact that… …   Useful english dictionary

• ral´ly|ing|ly — ral|ly1 «RAL ee», verb, lied, ly|ing, noun, plural lies. –v.t. 1. to bring together; bring together again; get in order again: »The commander was able to rally the fleeing troops. 2. to pull together; revive: »We ral …   Useful english dictionary

• aig-1, nasal. ing- —     aig 1, nasal. ing     English meaning: disspirited, sick, ill     Deutsche Übersetzung: “verstimmt, unwirsch, krank”     Material: Alb. kë ék “nasty, bad, evil” (from kë + *aigi̯o );     Note: Alb. solidified the old laryngeal ḫ > k… …   Proto-Indo-European etymological dictionary