1. unhealthy looking (Freq. 1) • Syn: sallow • Similar to: unhealthy • Derivationally related forms: sallowness (for: sallow) 2. somewhat ill or prone to illness - my poor ailing grandmother - feeling a bit indisposed today - you look a little peaked - feeling poorly - a sickly child - is unwell and can't come to work • Syn: ailing, indisposed, peaked, poorly, unwell, under the weather, seedy • Similar to: ill, sick • Derivationally related forms: unwellness (for: unwell)