sicky en · ADJ
Etymology
From sick + -y.
Meanings
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(informal) Covered in vomit.
Also consider how easy is it to clean with a sicky baby; can all of the cover and straps go in the washing machine or is it wipe clean only?
2011, Katy Handley, The Right Way, the Wrong Way Or Your Way?, page 43:
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(Jamaica, especially, informal) Prone to sickness; easily becoming ill; (somewhat) sick.
Here I am layn^([sic]) in bed feeling sicky w/ fevr^([sic]) ugh!
2008 August 28, ☆¤•ΨΘŮŘ♥HłGH♥₦Ξ∬¤☆, “Me”, in pixforkix (Google Groups), archived from the original on 30 Jul 2026:I started off with 18 sleepsuits, but got through them in 24 hours when she was sicky.
1996 January 7, Anna, “My 16 yr old girlfriend wants child”, in misc.kids.pregnancy (Usenet), archived from the original on 30 Jul 2026:the spawn were sicky, so chris stayed home with them.
2003 April 29, natasha, “-I- Don't you wanna go where everboy^([sic]) knows your name?”, in rec.music.tori-amos (Usenet), archived from the original on 30 Jul 2026:So sorry I didn't get you called or e-mailed last night - I was sicky with a sore throat and spent most of the day resting.
2009 December 29, Becky Paysnoe, “Home Meeting”, in OKCfellowship (Google Groups), archived from the original on 30 Jul 2026:DS was sicky when still in a moses basket, but had pretty much grown out of it by the time he was in a cot.
2004 October 4, Mary Ann Tuli, “Sheets”, in uk.people.parents (Usenet), archived from the original on 30 Jul 2026:The woman was despondant, and it showed in her weaves. Her flames were sicky and and off color, dull where they should have shone brightly aganist^([sic]) the blankets of white snow.
2001 November 10, Ouriana Sedai, “Musings of a Suldam”, in alt.wheel.of.time (Usenet), archived from the original on 30 Jul 2026:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most sicky | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more sicky | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |