slimīgs

Latvian

Etymology

From slims (“sick, ill”) +‎ -īgs.

Adjective

slimīgs (definite slimīgais, comparative slimīgāks, superlative visslimīgākais, adverb slimīgi)

  1. (of people, animals) sickly, weak (who often gets sick, whose body is very vunerable to diseases)
    slimīgs bērns ― sickly child
    slimīgs suns ― sickly dog
    viņs bija slimīgs un nekur nestrādāja ― he was weak, sickly and worked nowhere
    tas jau no dzimšanas bija slimīgs ― that one was weak, sickly already from birth
  2. sickly, morbid (suggesting, showing sings of some disease)
    slimīgs nogurums ― sickly fatigue
    slimīga balss ― sickly voice
    slimīgs stāvoklis ― sickly, morbid condition
    slimīgs miegs ― sickly sleep
    viņa sejas krāsa gan tāda slimīga, pelēka — his face color was so sickly, (so) gray
    tur sēdja bāls slimīga izskata puisis ― there sat a pale guy of sickly appearance
  3. (of mental states, thoughts) sick (associated with extreme negativity, negatively exaggerated perception, interest)
    slimīga fantāzija ― sick fantasy
    slimīga ziņkāre ― sick curiosity
    slimīgas tieksmes ― sick inclinations, cravings
    man liekas, Linards ir pārjūtīgs, pat slimīgs savā patmīlībā ― I think Linards is exaggerated, even sick in his self-love

Declension

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