ziekelijk — meaning in English
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English meaning
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morbid
adj Having an unhealthy interest in death, disease, or other disturbing subjects.
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peaky
adj Looking pale, tired, or slightly unwell.
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sickly
adj Frequently ill, or generally weak and unhealthy.
Senses
ziekelijk is used for these senses in English:
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morbid
(originally) Of, relating to, or afflicted by disease. [from 1650s]
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morbid
(by extension) Taking an interest in, or fixating on, unhealthy or unwholesome subjects such as death, decay, disease. [from 1770s]
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peaky
Sickly; peaked.
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sickly
Frequently ill or in poor health; weakly.
morbid — full definition
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adj Having an unhealthy interest in death, disease, or other disturbing subjects.
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adj Relating to or caused by disease.
