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Sickly

sickly

1. Somewhat sick; disposed to illness; attended with disease; as, a sickly body. This physic but prolongs thy sickly days. (Shak)

2. Producing, or tending to, disease; as, a sickly autumn; a sickly climate.

3. Appearing as if sick; weak; languid; pale. The moon grows sickly at the sight of day. (Dryden) Nor torrid summer's sickly smile. (Keble)

4. Tending to produce nausea; sickening; as, a sickly smell; sickly sentimentality.

Synonym: diseased, ailing, infirm, weakly, unhealthy, healthless, weak, feeble, languid, faint.

Origin: Sicklier; Sickliest.


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Re: Future Human Evolution

... looking, healthier etc. I see this as a substantial step forwards. Many people who look at only 'natural' evolution assume humans will become more sickly over time. I think that directed evolution will achieve the opposite.

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by LilKim
Fri Mar 24, 2006 4:06 pm
 
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... and I dont think it will explain that to me in a satisfactory way. I even believe that scientists could create a chimera. But it would be a freak, sickly, short-lived, non-viable monster. But for "nature to produce one on its owm? Come on? If we cant get bacteria to it?

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by Linn
Tue Feb 28, 2006 2:35 pm
 
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by shelarsanjana
Tue Feb 21, 2006 4:16 am
 
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predator in an ecosystem

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by Ken Ramos
Thu Feb 16, 2006 11:14 am
 
Forum: Ecology
Topic: predator in an ecosystem
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