chiefly Scotland
: secure, safe
also
: dependable
sicker
adverb
chiefly Scotland
sickerly
adverb
chiefly Scotland
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However, Smith claimed that Carson was a lot sicker than the headline implied.
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Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 19 July 2025
So the users get sicker and the dealers get richer.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 18 July 2025
Children across the United States are getting sicker, according to a recent study published in JAMA Network.
—Omer Awan, Forbes.com, 13 July 2025
Accelerating hospital closures Rural and frontier hospitals have long faced hardship because of their aging infrastructure, older and sicker patient populations, geographic isolation and greater financial and regulatory burdens.
—Kevin J. Bennett, The Conversation, 6 July 2025
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Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 19 July 2025
So the users get sicker and the dealers get richer.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 18 July 2025
Children across the United States are getting sicker, according to a recent study published in JAMA Network.
—Omer Awan, Forbes.com, 13 July 2025
Accelerating hospital closures Rural and frontier hospitals have long faced hardship because of their aging infrastructure, older and sicker patient populations, geographic isolation and greater financial and regulatory burdens.
—Kevin J. Bennett, The Conversation, 6 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for sicker
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“Sicker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sicker. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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