: longing for, marked by, or expressive of a desire for romantic love
As the play begins, the Duke is like a lovesick teenager who listens to the same melancholy tune over and over as he dreams of the object of his affection.—
Tanya Grosz and Linda Wendler
Tanya Grosz and Linda Wendler"I'd trade a thousand roses for just one hand to hold," went one line of the lovesick songs [Allison Moorer] sang …—Kevin McKeough
Kevin McKeough(humorous) News of a lovesick moose brought visitors by the carload to the farm …—Faith McNulty
Faith McNulty
lovesickness
noun
Traipsing about Europe in a state of weepy lovesickness over an Italian man …
—Daniel Lewis
Daniel Lewis
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Stephen is pure toxic masculine evil in baggy jeans, carrying on a secret relationship with a wide-eyed Lucy over the show’s first season — only to dump her at its end and frame her as a lovesick stalker.
—Matt Donnelly, Variety, 16 Oct. 2024
Bravo played Paul, the lovesick boyfriend of Roberts’ character.
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The Icelandic 25-year-old was all charm and grace live, showing a demure humility despite her lovesick songs warranting the presence of the Chicago Philharmonic.
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When lovesick Bob escapes prison to return to Ruth, his fugitive trek home is pure Malickian bliss — gorgeous, lyrical, and heartbreaking.
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Matt Donnelly, Variety, 16 Oct. 2024
Bravo played Paul, the lovesick boyfriend of Roberts’ character.
—Jack Smart, Peoplemag, 19 Sep. 2024
The Icelandic 25-year-old was all charm and grace live, showing a demure humility despite her lovesick songs warranting the presence of the Chicago Philharmonic.
—Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 3 Aug. 2024
When lovesick Bob escapes prison to return to Ruth, his fugitive trek home is pure Malickian bliss — gorgeous, lyrical, and heartbreaking.
—and Kevin Jacobsen, EW.com, 21 June 2024
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“Lovesick.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lovesick. Accessed 29 Nov. 2024.
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lovesick
adjective
love·sick
ˈləv-ˌsik 
1
: weak with love
2
: expressing a lover's desire
lovesick poems
lovesickness
noun
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