sicker

adjective

sick·er ˈsi-kər

chiefly Scotland

: secure, safe

also : dependable

sicker adverb chiefly Scotland

sickerly adverb chiefly Scotland

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The group is running digital ads in some of the state’s most populous cities featuring firsthand accounts from women who were forced to leave the state for treatment during their pregnancies, or grew sicker while waiting for care. —

Bracey Harris, NBC News, 2 Nov. 2024 Patients who have two variants in the gene will likely be much sicker, much faster. —

Ellen Matloff, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024 Because of these shifts, pregnant people can get sicker than others from a variety of illnesses and infections, including the flu. —

Laura Dorwart, Verywell Health, 24 Oct. 2024 Depositphotos So there's some hard-and-fast evidence that men have weaker immune systems than women, therefore get sicker than women, and therefore, likely complain more than women about their illnesses. —

Michael Franco, New Atlas, 21 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for sicker