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• sick — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English sek, sik, from Old English sēoc; akin to Old High German sioh sick Date: before 12th century 1. a. (1) affected with disease or ill health ; ailing (2) of, relating to, or intended for use in sickness < sick …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• sick — sick1 [sik] adj. [ME sik, seke < OE seoc, akin to Ger siech < IE base * seug , to be troubled or grieved > Arm hiucanim, (I) am weakening] 1. suffering from disease or illness; unwell; ill: in this sense, now rare or literary in England… …   English World dictionary

• sick — sick1 /sik/, adj., sicker, sickest, n. adj. 1. afflicted with ill health or disease; ailing. 2. affected with nausea; inclined to vomit. 3. deeply affected with some unpleasant feeling, as of sorrow, disgust, or boredom: sick at heart; to be sick …   Universalium

• sick — /sɪk / (say sik) adjective 1. affected with a disorder of health; ill, unwell, or ailing. 2. affected with nausea; inclined to vomit, or vomiting. 3. of or attended with sickness. 4. pale; wan. 5. of or appropriate to sick persons: on sick leave …  

• sick — [[t]sɪk[/t]] adj. er, est 1) pat afflicted with ill health or disease; ailing 2) pat affected with nausea; inclined to vomit 3) deeply affected with some distressing feeling: sick at heart[/ex] 4) psi mentally, morally, or emotionally deranged,… …   From formal English to slang

• sick at heart — sad, sorrowful    Papa was sick at heart after the hailstorm ruined our crop …   English idioms

• cropsick — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ adjective Etymology: crop (I) (stomach) + sick now dialect England : sick from excess in eating or drinking * * * cropˈsick adjective Sick of a surfeit • • • Main Entry: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• Cropsick — Crop sick (kr? s?k ), a. Sick from excess in eating or drinking. [Obs.] Cropsick drunkards. Tate. {Crop sick ness}, n. [Obs.] Whitlock. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Cropsickness — Cropsick Crop sick (kr? s?k ), a. Sick from excess in eating or drinking. [Obs.] Cropsick drunkards. Tate. {Crop sick ness}, n. [Obs.] Whitlock. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Economic Affairs — ▪ 2006 Introduction In 2005 rising U.S. deficits, tight monetary policies, and higher oil prices triggered by hurricane damage in the Gulf of Mexico were moderating influences on the world economy and on U.S. stock markets, but some other… …   Universalium