sickly
adjective, adverb7 collocationsAvg. frequency: 6.4
an excessive and unpleasant sweetness in taste or smell
sickly smell7.0
a sweet and unpleasant smell, often associated with decay or illness
sickly child6.5
a child who is often ill or in poor health
an unhealthy pale quality of the skin
an unpleasant or unhealthy shade of yellow
sickly sweet8.0
describing a taste or smell that is unpleasantly and excessively sweet
sickly pale6.8
describing a complexion that is unhealthily pale