Ill
adjectiveɪl
Adjective
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
“ill from the monotony of his suffering”
Similar:SickSee also:UnfitUnhealthypresaging ill fortune
“ill omens”
“ill predictions”
distressing
“ill manners”
“of ill repute”
indicating hostility or enmity
“you certainly did me an ill turn”
“ill feelings”
“ill will”
resulting in suffering or adversity
“ill effects”
“it's an ill wind that blows no good”
Noun
an often persistent bodily disorder or disease; a cause for complaining
Adverb
(`ill' is often used as a combining form) in a poor or improper or unsatisfactory manner; not well
“he was ill prepared”
“it ill befits a man to betray old friends”
“ill-fitting clothes”
Similar:BadlyPoorlyunfavorably or with disapproval
“tried not to speak ill of the dead”
Similar:Badly
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