chiefly Scotland
: secure, safe
also
: dependable
sicker
adverb
chiefly Scotland
sickerly
adverb
chiefly Scotland
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As Miguel got sicker, Angel and I and Miguel’s mother took turns taking care of him.
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Helen Schulman, The Atlantic, 26 June 2025
Three major forces are driving this shortage: The population is aging and getting sicker.
—Robert Pearl, Forbes.com, 23 June 2025
That without artists, without the painters, the poets, the filmmakers, the beauty makers, the world would be sicker.
—Stephanie Dillon, Rolling Stone, 18 June 2025
All of this concern about King Charles’ health comes days after, in that now infamous BBC interview, Prince Harry suggested the King was sicker than anyone thought.
—Lissete Lanuza Sáenz, StyleCaster, 12 May 2025
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Helen Schulman, The Atlantic, 26 June 2025
Three major forces are driving this shortage: The population is aging and getting sicker.
—Robert Pearl, Forbes.com, 23 June 2025
That without artists, without the painters, the poets, the filmmakers, the beauty makers, the world would be sicker.
—Stephanie Dillon, Rolling Stone, 18 June 2025
All of this concern about King Charles’ health comes days after, in that now infamous BBC interview, Prince Harry suggested the King was sicker than anyone thought.
—Lissete Lanuza Sáenz, StyleCaster, 12 May 2025
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“Sicker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sicker. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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