chiefly Scotland
: secure, safe
also
: dependable
sicker
adverb
chiefly Scotland
sickerly
adverb
chiefly Scotland
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Someone who came into contact with a backyard chicken or wild bird may have inhaled the virus and therefore became sicker.
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Fernando Cervantes Jr., USA TODAY, 7 Feb. 2025
The other four patients, who were all much sicker than Towana, died not long after their surgeries.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Feb. 2025
Higher levels of virus generally make people sicker.
—Yasmin Tayag, The Atlantic, 19 Dec. 2024
By contrast, someone who came into contact with a backyard chicken or wild bird might have inhaled the virus and therefore become sicker.
—Fernando Cervantes Jr., USA TODAY, 28 Jan. 2025
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Fernando Cervantes Jr., USA TODAY, 7 Feb. 2025
The other four patients, who were all much sicker than Towana, died not long after their surgeries.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Feb. 2025
Higher levels of virus generally make people sicker.
—Yasmin Tayag, The Atlantic, 19 Dec. 2024
By contrast, someone who came into contact with a backyard chicken or wild bird might have inhaled the virus and therefore become sicker.
—Fernando Cervantes Jr., USA TODAY, 28 Jan. 2025
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“Sicker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sicker. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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