adj 1 a  :  affected with disease or ill health  b  :  of, relating to, or intended for use in sickness <a ward>   c  :  affected with nausea  :  inclined to vomit or being in the act of vomiting < to one's stomach>  <was in the car>   2  :  mentally or emotionally unsound or disordered .
 
 
 
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