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ill

  [il] adjective, worse, worst, noun, adverb
Use ill in a Sentence
–adjective
1. of unsound physical or mental health; unwell; sick: She felt ill, so her teacher sent her to the nurse.
2. objectionable; unsatisfactory; poor; faulty: ill manners.
3. hostile; unkindly: ill feeling.
4. evil; wicked; bad: of ill repute.
5. unfavorable; adverse: ill fortune.
6. of inferior worth or ability; unskillful; inexpert: an ill example of scholarship.
–noun
7. an unfavorable opinion or statement: I can speak no ill of her.
8. harm or injury: His remarks did much ill.
9. trouble, distress, or misfortune: Many ills befell him.
10. evil: to know the difference between good and ill.
11. sickness or disease.
–adverb
12. in an ill manner.
13. unsatisfactorily; poorly: It ill befits a man to betray old friends.
14. in a hostile or unfriendly manner.
15. unfavorably; unfortunately.
16. with displeasure or offense.
17. faultily; improperly.
18. with difficulty or inconvenience; scarcely: Buying a new car is an expense we can ill afford.
—Idiom
19. ill at ease, socially uncomfortable; nervous: They were ill at ease because they didn't speak the language.
Origin:
1150–1200; ME ill(e) (n. and adj.) < ON illr (adj.) ill, bad

Synonyms:
1. unhealthy, ailing, diseased, afflicted. Ill, sick mean being in bad health, not being well. Ill is the more formal word. In the U.S. the two words are used practically interchangeably except that sick is always used when the word modifies the following noun: He looks sick (ill); a sick person. In England, sick is not interchangeable with ill, but usually has the connotation of nauseous: She got sick and threw up. sick, however, is used before nouns just as in the U.S.: a sick man. 4. wrong, iniquitous. See bad 1 . 8. hurt, pain, affliction, misery. 9. calamity. 10. depravity. 11. illness, affliction. 13. badly.

Antonyms:
1. well, healthy. 4. good.

I'll

  [ahyl]
contraction of I will.
Usage note:
See contraction.

Ill.

 
Illinois.

ill.

 
1. illustrated.
2. illustration.
3. illustrator.
4. most illustrious.
Origin:
(def. 4) < L illustrissimus
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ill   (ĭl)   
adj.   worse (wûrs), worst (wûrst)

  1. Not healthy; sick: I began to feel ill last week.

  2. Not normal; unsound: an ill condition of body and mind.

  3. Resulting in suffering; harmful or distressing: the ill effects of a misconceived policy.

    1. Resulting from or suggestive of evil intentions: ill deeds committed out of spite.

    2. Ascribing an objectionable quality: holds an ill view of that political group.

    3. Hostile or unfriendly: ill feeling between rivals.

    4. Harmful; pernicious: the ill effects of a misconceived policy.

  5. Not favorable; unpropitious: ill predictions.

  6. Not measuring up to recognized standards of excellence, as of behavior or conduct.

adv.   worse, worst

  1. In a sickly or unsound manner; not well.

  2. Scarcely or with difficulty.

n.  

  1. Evil; sin.

  2. Disaster, distress, or harm.

  3. Something that causes suffering; trouble: the social ills of urban life.

  4. Something that reflects in an unfavorable way on one: Please don't speak ill of me when I'm gone.


[Middle English, from Old Norse īllr, bad.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Slang Dictionary
ill

  1. mod.
    lame; dull; bad. : That broad is truly ill and has a face that would stop a clock.
  2. mod.
    and illing; illin'. excellent; cool. : We had an ill time at your party. Loved it!
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Word Origin & History

ill 
c.1200, "morally evil" (other 13c. senses were "malevolent, hurtful, unfortunate, difficult"), from O.N. illr "ill, bad," of unknown origin. Not related to evil. Main modern sense of "sick, unhealthy, unwell" is first recorded c.1460, probably related to O.N. idiom "it is bad to me." Illness "disease, sickness" is from 1689. Slang sense of "very good, cool" is 1980s.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: 1ill
Pronunciation: 'il
Function: adjective
Inflected Form: worse /'w&rs/ also ill·er /'il-&r/; worst /'w&rst/
1 : affected with some ailment : not in good health ill with cancer —Time>ill> ill>
2 : affected with nausea often to the point of vomiting ill after the ride on the rollercoaster>

Main Entry: 2ill
Function: noun
: AILMENT, SICKNESS ills of childhood>
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

ill (ĭl)
adj. worse (wûrs), worst (wûrst)

  1. Not healthy; sick.

  2. Not normal, as a condition; unsound.

n.
A disease or illness, especially of animals.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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Idioms & Phrases

ill

In addition to the idioms beginning with ill, also see under get sick.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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