ill
/ɪl/ adjective A2- Indicative of unkind or malevolent intentions; harsh, cruel. · He suffered from ill treatment.
- Unpropitious, unkind, faulty, not up to reasonable standard. · ill manners; ill will
- Unwell in terms of health or physical condition; sick. · mentally ill people· I've been ill with the flu for the past few days.
- Nauseated; having an urge to vomit. · Seeing those pictures made me ill.
- Sublime, with the connotation of being so in a singularly creative way. · This is the illest beat I've ever heard.
- Extremely bad (bad enough to make one ill). Generally used indirectly with to be. · That band was ill.
- Unwise; not a good idea.
- Bad-tempered.
Comparative iller · Superlative illest
From the library
“Yes, as you see, neighbor Caderousse; and ready to be agreeable to you in any and every way,” replied Dantès, but ill-concealing his coldness under this cloak of civility.
“Meaning to say,” replied Dantès, with a smile which but ill-concealed his trouble, “that if I were not a captain——”
All I can say is, that if it be so, ’tis an ill turn, and well deserves to bring double evil on those who have projected it.”
A Fox seeing him said: “A fine Lion you are, to be frightened of a Mouse.” “’Tis not the Mouse I fear,” said the Lion; “I resent his familiarity and ill-breeding.”
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