sicklily

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English

Etymology

From sickly +‎ -ly.

Adverb

sicklily (comparative more sicklily, superlative most sicklily)

  1. In a sickly manner.
    • 1920, D H Lawrence, Women in Love:
      He grinned sicklily, turning away his head. She had got his manhood, but Lord, what did he care!

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