sick

noun

(British, Australia, colloquial) Vomit.

(British, colloquial) (especially in the phrases on the sick and on long-term sick) Any of various current or former benefits or allowances paid by the Government to support the sick, disabled or incapacitated.

A surname from German.

verb

(British, Australia, colloquial) To vomit.

(obsolete except in dialect, intransitive) To fall sick; to sicken.

(rare) Alternative spelling of sic (“set upon”). [To mark with a bracketed sic.]

adjective

(less common in the UK and Ireland) In poor health; ill.

Having an urge to vomit.

(slang) Very good, excellent, awesome, badass.

Tired of or annoyed by something [with of].

(colloquial) Mentally unstable, disturbed.

In poor condition.

(colloquial) In bad taste.

(agriculture) Failing to sustain adequate harvests of crop, usually specified.

Synonyms for sick

sickishadj illadj nauseatedadj queasyadj unwelladj disgustedadj diseasedadj dementedadj brainsickadj sicklyadj madadj sickenedv ailingadj crazyadj disturbedadj infirmadj indisposedadj carsickadj seasickadj

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