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Definition of Ill

1. Noun. An often persistent bodily disorder or disease; a cause for complaining.

2. Adjective. Affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function. "Ill from the monotony of his suffering"

3. Adverb. ('ill' is often used as a combining form) in a poor or improper or unsatisfactory manner; not well. "An ill-conceived plan"

4. Adjective. Resulting in suffering or adversity. "It's an ill wind that blows no good"

5. Adverb. Unfavorably or with disapproval. "Thought badly of him for his lack of concern"

6. Adjective. Distressing. "Of ill repute"

7. Adverb. With difficulty or inconvenience; scarcely or hardly. "We can ill afford to buy a new car just now"

8. Adjective. Indicating hostility or enmity. "Ill will"

9. Adjective. Presaging ill fortune. "A by-election at a time highly unpropitious for the Government"

Definition of Ill

1. a. Contrary to good, in a physical sense; contrary or opposed to advantage, happiness, etc.; bad; evil; unfortunate; disagreeable; unfavorable.

2. n. Whatever annoys or impairs happiness, or prevents success; evil of any kind; misfortune; calamity; disease; pain; as, the ills of humanity.

3. adv. In a ill manner; badly; weakly.

Definition of Ill

1. an evil [n -S] / not well [adj ILLER, ILLEST] - See also: evil

Medical Definition of Ill

1. 1. Contrary to good, in a physical sense; contrary or opposed to advantage, happiness, etc.; bad; evil; unfortunate; disagreeable; unfavorable. "Neither is it ill air only that maketh an ill seat, but ill ways, ill markets, and ill neighbors." (Bacon) "There 's some ill planet reigns." (Shak) 2. Contrary to good, in a moral sense; evil; wicked; wrong; iniquitious; naughtly; bad; improper. "Of his own body he was ill, and gave The clergy ill example." (Shak) 3. Sick; indisposed; unwell; diseased; disordered; as, ill of a fever. Whatever annoys or impairs happiness, or prevents success; evil of any kind; misfortune; calamity; disease; pain; as, the ills of humanity. Synonym: Bad, evil, wrong, wicked, sick, unwell. Origin: ill, ille, Icel. Illr; akin to Sw. Illa, adv, Dan. Ilde, adv. (11 Mar 1998)

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Lexicographical Neighbors of Ill

iliotibial band iliotibial tract iliotrochanteric iliotrochanteric ligament ilioxiphopagus ilium ilium ilixanthin ilizarov technique ilk

ilka ilkaday ilkadays ilks ill (current term) ill (current term) ill-advised ill-affected ill-being ill-bred

ill-breeding ill-chosen ill-conceived ill-considered ill-defined ill-equipped ill-famed ill-fated ill-favored ill-favoured

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