sickishly
/ˈsɪkɪʃli/
adverb
- In a way that causes or suggests a feeling of sickness or disgust.
- The movie's violence was sickishly graphic.
- The room smelled sickishly sweet, like rotting fruit.
- He smiled sickishly at the sight of the accident.
- In a weak, pale, or unhealthy manner.
- The plant drooped sickishly in the dim light.
- He coughed sickishly and pulled the blanket tighter.
- She lay sickishly in bed, too weak to lift her head.
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