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ill

/ˈɪl/ · 1 syllable

Meaning

adjective

  1. affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
    “ill from the monotony of his suffering”
  2. resulting in suffering or adversity
    “ill effects”
  3. distressing
    “ill manners”
  4. indicating hostility or enmity
    “you certainly did me an ill turn”
  5. presaging ill fortune- P.B.Shelley
    “ill omens”

adverb

  1. (`ill' is often used as a combining form) in a poor or improper or unsatisfactory manner; not well
    “he was ill prepared”
  2. unfavorably or with disapproval
    “tried not to speak ill of the dead”
  3. with difficulty or inconvenience; scarcely or hardly
    “we can ill afford to buy a new car just now”

noun

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

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