oversick

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adjective

Excessively unwell.

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Meanings

adjectiveoversick (comparative more oversick, superlative most oversick)

comparative more oversick · superlative most oversick

  1. rareExcessively unwell.

    […] but now he possesses the qualities of passion which the oversick people who are helpless, make use of.

    1997, Swamiji Iraianban, Ambrosia of Thirukkural, page 108

Origin

From over- + sick.

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APA

oversick. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oversick

MLA

“oversick.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oversick. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “oversick,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oversick.

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