enfermizo

/emfeɾˈmiso/

adjective C1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

Adj Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Negative
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: academic. Domain: general. Connotation: negative.

Forms

feminine
enfermiza
plural
enfermizos

Meaning

  1. sickly

    • Es un niño enfermizo.

      He's a sickly child.

Similar words

cetrino

Close — both describe an unhealthy pallor, "sallow" and "sickly."

Similar in other languages

German

kränklich

kränklich is the German word for the same thing — both mean "sickly."

Practice

1 What does enfermizo mean?

2 Fill the gap: Es un niño ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches enfermizo?

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