ill-conditioned
[ il-kuhn-dish-uhnd ]
adjective
in a surly or bad mood, state, etc.
not in a good or peak condition.
Origin of ill-conditioned
1First recorded in 1605–15
Other words from ill-conditioned
- ill-con·di·tioned·ness, noun
Words Nearby ill-conditioned
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How to use ill-conditioned in a sentence
Her neck, far too liberally exhibited, resembled nothing so much as the stem of an ill-conditioned, gnarly young olive tree.
The British Expedition to the Crimea | William Howard RussellFor a flogging is oftentimes the only punishment of which a rough and ill-conditioned boy is afraid.
The Sexual Life of the Child | Albert MollA good stimulant application to indolent and ill-conditioned ulcers.
Muttering and mumbling, he came rolling after me like an angry and rather ill-conditioned mastiff.
The Poison Belt | Arthur Conan DoyleOnly by the exercise of an ingenuity greater than its own could Wong Ts'in succeed in baffling its ill-conditioned spite.
Kai Lung's Golden Hours | Ernest Bramah
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