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ill - Dictionary definition and meaning for word
ill
Definition
(noun) an often persistent bodily disorder or disease; a cause for complaining
Synonyms
:
ailment
,
complaint
Definition
(adj) affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
Synonyms
:
sick
Example Sentence
ill from the monotony of his suffering
Definition
(adj) resulting in suffering or adversity
Example Sentence
ill effects
it's an ill wind that blows no good
Definition
(adj) distressing
Example Sentence
ill manners
of ill repute
Definition
(adj) indicating hostility or enmity
Example Sentence
you certainly did me an ill turn
ill feelings
ill will
Definition
(adj) presaging ill fortune
Synonyms
:
inauspicious
,
ominous
Example Sentence
ill omens
ill predictions
my words with inauspicious thunderings shook heaven
a dead and ominous silence prevailed
a by-election at a time highly unpropitious for the Government
Definition
(adv) (`ill' is often used as a combining form) in a poor or improper or unsatisfactory manner; not well
Synonyms
:
badly
,
poorly
Example Sentence
he was ill prepared
it ill befits a man to betray old friends
the car runs badly
he performed badly on the exam
the team played poorly
ill-fitting clothes
an ill-conceived plan
Definition
(adv) unfavorably or with disapproval
Synonyms
:
badly
Example Sentence
tried not to speak ill of the dead
thought badly of him for his lack of concern
Definition
(adv) with difficulty or inconvenience; scarcely or hardly
Example Sentence
we can ill afford to buy a new car just now
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text: to cure hiccups the ill piggy must be
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