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| ill [ il ] |
adjective (comparative worse [ wurss ], superlative worst [ wurst ]) |
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1. unwell: not in good health, having a disease, or feeling unwell or nauseated
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2. harmful: resulting in harm, pain, or trouble for somebody or something
  ill effects from the accident
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3. unkind: unkind and unfriendly
ill feeling
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4. unfavorable: predicting a bad future or outcome
an ill wind
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5. morally bad: resulting from the actual or supposed moral badness of somebody or something
of ill repute
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6. bad: not up to the expected or required standard, e.g. of behavior or competence
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adverb (comparative worse, superlative worst) |
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1. badly: badly, inadequately, or inappropriately
treated them ill
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2. unfavorably: in an adverse or unfavorable way, or so as to reflect badly on somebody or something
bodes ill
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3. with difficulty: only with great difficulty and trouble
can ill afford it
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noun (plural ills) |
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1. problem: a serious problem or difficulty
social ills
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2. harm: evil or harm, especially as a fate wished on somebody
wished them ill
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| [12th century. < Old Norse illr "evil, difficult," illa "badly," ilt "evil"] |
