Definition for SICK'LI-NESS

SICK'LI-NESS, n. [from sickly.]

  1. The state of being sickly; the state of being habitually diseased; applied to persons.
  2. The state of producing sickness extensively; as, the sickliness of a season.
  3. The disposition to generate disease extensively; as, the sickliness of a climate.

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