ill

(ĭl)

1. Not healthy; sick: I began to feel ill last week.
2. Not normal; unsound: an ill condition of body and mind.
3. Resulting in suffering; harmful or distressing: the ill effects of a misconceived policy.
4. a. Resulting from or suggestive of evil intentions: ill deeds committed out of spite.
   b. Ascribing an objectionable quality: holds an ill view of that political group.
   c. Hostile or unfriendly: ill feeling between rivals.
   d. Harmful; pernicious: the ill effects of a misconceived policy.
5. Not favorable; unpropitious: ill predictions.
6. Not measuring up to recognized standards of excellence, as of behavior or conduct.

1. In a sickly or unsound manner; not well.
2. Scarcely or with difficulty.

1. Evil; sin.
2. Disaster, distress, or harm.
3. Something that causes suffering; trouble: the social ills of urban life.
4. Something that reflects in an unfavorable way on one: Please don't speak ill of me when I'm gone.