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ill
1[ il ]
adjective
She felt ill, so her teacher sent her to the nurse.
Synonyms: , , ,
Antonyms: ,
ill manners.
ill feeling.
of ill repute.
Synonyms: ,
Antonyms:
ill fortune.
- of inferior worth or ability; unskillful; inexpert:
an ill example of scholarship.
His mom is the illest cook.
noun
- an unfavorable opinion or statement:
I can speak no ill of her.
- harm or injury:
His remarks did much ill.
Synonyms: , , ,
- trouble, distress, or misfortune:
Many ills befell him.
Synonyms:
- evil:
to know the difference between good and ill.
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- sickness or disease.
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adverb
- in an ill manner.
- unsatisfactorily; poorly:
It ill befits a man to betray old friends.
- in a hostile or unfriendly manner.
- unfavorably; unfortunately.
- with displeasure or offense.
- faultily; improperly.
- with difficulty or inconvenience; scarcely:
Buying a new car is an expense we can ill afford.
I'll
2[ ahyl ]
- contraction of I will.
ill.
3abbreviation for
- illustrated.
- illustration.
- illustrator.
- most illustrious.
Ill.
4abbreviation for
- Illinois.
Ill.
1abbreviation for
- Illinois
I'll
2/ ɪ /
contraction of
- I will or I shall
ill
3/ ɪ /
adjective
- usually postpositive not in good health; sick
- characterized by or intending evil, harm, etc; hostile
ill deeds
- causing or resulting in pain, harm, adversity, etc
ill effects
- ascribing or imputing evil to something referred to
ill repute
- promising an unfavourable outcome; unpropitious
an ill omen
- harsh; lacking kindness
ill will
- not up to an acceptable standard; faulty
ill manners
- ill at easeunable to relax; uncomfortable
noun
- evil or harm
to wish a person ill
- a mild disease
- misfortune; trouble
adverb
- badly
the title ill befits him
- with difficulty; hardly
he can ill afford the money
- not rightly
she ill deserves such good fortune
Usage Note
Grammar Note
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of ill1
Origin of ill2
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of ill1
Idioms and Phrases
- ill at ease, socially uncomfortable; nervous:
They were ill at ease because they didn't speak the language.
More idioms and phrases containing ill
- get sick
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
She is not terminally ill, but the 39-year-old performance and burlesque artist has been approved for assisted dying under Canada's increasingly liberal laws.
Terminally ill, he is too weak to leave the house.
“I walked into the facility healthy and feeling fine, and within 24 hours I became severely ill. I had severe burning in my face, tremors, twitching; I felt like I was being electrocuted.”
She had announced March 25 on Facebook that the 81-year-old, a teen idol in the 1960s, was very ill.
"Undoubtedly, specialist treatment could contribute to getting lots of people back into work. And we know that work is very good for helping people recover from episodes of mental ill health."
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What are other ways to say ill?
The adjective ill is defined as “evil; wicked; bad.” However, it’s not used in exactly the same way as any of those synonyms! Learn the difference among these terms on .
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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