Emily Dickinson Lexicon

sick (-er), adj. [OE.] (webplay: death, pain).

1. Disgusting; distasteful; unacceptable; unsuitable; unsatisfactory; disappointing; not appropriate.
2. Corruptible; tainted; weak; infected; contaminated; [fig.] demoralizing; discouraging.
3. Miserable; wretched; pitiful; pathetic; distressing; emotionally draining.