English Explanatory Dictionary

sicker

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. comparative form of sick: more sick.
adj
  1. Certain.
  2. Secure, safe.
adv
  1. Certainly.
  2. Securely.
verb
  1. To percolate, trickle, or seep; to ooze, as water through a crack.

Pronunciation

/ˈsɪkɚ/ en-uk-sicker.ogg

Word forms

sicker siker siccer siccar sickers sickering sickered sigger zigger

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English siker, sikker, sykkere, secre, seccre, from Old English sēocra (“sicker”), equivalent to sick + -er.

Derived words

sickerhood sickerly sickerness
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