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ill (il)
- characterized by, causing, or tending to cause harm or evil; specif.,
- morally bad or wrong; evil ill repute
- causing pain, hardship, etc.; adverse ill fortune
- not kind or friendly; harsh; cruel ill will
- promising trouble; unfavorable; unfortunate; unpropitious an ill omen
- not healthy, normal, or well; having a disease; sick; indisposed
- not according to rule, custom, desirability, etc.; faulty; imperfect ill breeding
Etymology: ME < ON illr (replacing OE yfel, evil, in many senses): prob. < Gmc *ilhila < IE base *elk-, hungry, bad > OIr elc, bad
noun
anything causing harm, trouble, wrong, pain, unhappiness, etc.; specif.,
- an evil or misfortune
- a disease
ill Idioms
go ill with
to be unfortunate for or unfavorable to
ill at ease
uneasy; uncomfortable
take ill
to be annoyed or offended at
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