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unwell
[
uhn-
wel
]
Origin
un·well
/
ʌnˈwɛl
/
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[
uhn-
wel
]
Show IPA
adjective
1.
not
well
;
ailing; ill.
2.
Older Use
.
menstruating.
Origin:
1400–50;
late Middle English;
see
un-
1
,
well
1
Related forms
un·well·ness,
noun
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unwell
(ʌnˈwɛl)
—
adj
(
postpositive
) not well; ill
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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Word Origin & History
unwell
c.1450, "somewhat ill," from
un-
(1) "not" +
well
(adj.). Cf. N.Fris. unwel, Ger. unwohl.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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