ill

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ill Definition

(a) not in good physical or mental health; "ill from the monotony of his suffering"
(n) an often persistent bodily disorder or disease; a cause for complaining
(r) (`ill'' is often used as a combining form) in a poor or improper or unsatisfactory manner; not well; "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
(r) unfavorably or with disapproval; "tried not to speak ill of the dead"; "thought badly of him for his lack of concern"
(r) with difficulty or inconvenience; scarcely or hardly; "we can ill afford to buy a new car just now"
(s) resulting in suffering or adversity; "ill effects"; "it''s an ill wind that blows no good"
(s) distressing; "ill manners"; "of ill repute"
(s) indicating hostility or enmity; "you certainly did me an ill turn"; "ill feelings"; "ill will"
(s) presaging ill-fortune; "ill omens"; "ill predictions"; "my words with inauspicious thunderings shook heaven"- P.B.Shelley; "a dead and ominous silence prevailed"; "a by-election at a time highly unpropitious for the Government"

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