sic vs sick
Definitions
verb
- urge to attack someone
adverb
- intentionally so written (used after a printed word or phrase)
Examples
Fertilization therefore results in an egg carrying a nucleus with contributions from both parents, and it was concluded that the cell nucleus must contain the physical basis of heredity.
The main square is called “Rynek” (which basically means “central market place”), and in the middle there are two buildings: “Ratusz” or City Hall (compare with German “Rathaus”) and “Sukiennice”, a long one-level building not unlike a bazaar, filled with stores.
They will also force schools to put more emphasis on teaching basic subjects.
Definitions
adjective
- deeply affected by a strong feeling
- shockingly repellent; inspiring horror
- (of light) lacking in intensity or brightness; dim or feeble
- having a strong distaste from surfeit
- affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
verb
- eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth
noun
- people who are sick
Examples
A few people were crying, and one girl was very sick and puking, but most people tried to stay calm.
Patients with primary infection tend to be clinically ‘sicker’ than those who are reinfected.
So the girl was out of bondage, but Cadwaladr, sick with humiliation and rage, must come under guard to be handed over for a price to the brother who discarded and misprized him.
