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Noun

1. 1
   The state or characteristic of weakness, incapacity, or physical distress due to poor health, especially of a chronic nature. uncountable, usually

   "I do beseech your majesty, impute his words To wayward sickliness and age in him."

2. 2
   The state or characteristic of weakness, incapacity, or physical distress due to poor health, especially of a chronic nature. wordnet

Synonyms

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anemiadebilitydecrepitudedelicacydelicate healthdimness

Example

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"I do beseech your majesty, impute his words To wayward sickliness and age in him."

Etymology

From sickly + -ness.

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