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Ill

adjective

(compar. iller; superl. illest)

1.

Affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function. Synonym: sick. Antonym: well.

2.

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

3.

Distressing. "Of ill repute"

4.

Indicating hostility or enmity. "Ill feelings" , "Ill will"

5.

Presaging ill fortune. Synonyms: inauspicious, ominous. "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"

adverb

1.

('ill' is often used as a combining form) in a poor or improper or unsatisfactory manner; not well. Synonyms: badly, poorly. "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" Antonym: well.

2.

Unfavorably or with disapproval. Synonym: badly. "Thought badly of him for his lack of concern" Antonym: well.

3.

With difficulty or inconvenience; scarcely or hardly.

noun

1.

An often persistent bodily disorder or disease; a cause for complaining. Synonyms: ailment, complaint.

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"Ill" Quotes from Famous Books

... was not long in offering, and Salve seized it at once, so that the challenge might come from him. The Irishman had taken a fancy to the boots of the wretched Spaniard who was ill, and was now ...

— The Pilot and his Wife • Jonas Lie

... in this last more than any temporal good or ill of love. He had at stake his whole belief in himself, and he was also actuated by another motive which he scarcely ...

— Madelon - A Novel • Mary E. Wilkins Freeman

... like a sudden thunderclap on her heart. She had experienced, indeed, many strange misgivings respecting her son's late mysterious absences; but she was not prepared for such a double portion of ill-omened news as she deemed this to be, and it struck her mute with dismay, for it at once brought a cloud over the future, which to her eye was dark with portents. Elwood himself was also obviously considerably disquieted ...

— Gaut Gurley • D. P. Thompson

... concerning which the men should be instructed, but lack of space prevents further treatment of them. They should be taught the proper treatment of blistered feet, for they incapacitate a great many men; the chief causes are ill-fitting shoes and our old friend "uncleanliness." Shoes are the most important article of clothing of the infantryman; each man should have one pair well broken in for marching, and two other pairs. Socks should be soft, smooth and without holes—also clean. Further steps for the ...

— Military Instructors Manual • James P. Cole and Oliver Schoonmaker

... your butter with the seasoned side downward, and then cut the Venison over with your Knife quite cross the Pasty to let the Gravie come out the better in baking, then rub some seasoning in those Cuts, and do not lay any else because it will make it look ill-favoured and black, then put some paste rouled thin about the Meat to keep it in compass, and lay Butter on the top, then close it up and bake it very well, but you must trim it up with several Fancies ...

— The Queen-like Closet or Rich Cabinet • Hannah Wolley

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