Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for SICK'LI-NESS
SICK'LI-NESS, n. [from sickly.]
- The state of being sickly; the state of being habitually diseased; applied to persons.
- The state of producing sickness extensively; as, the sickliness of a season.
- The disposition to generate disease extensively; as, the sickliness of a climate.
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