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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
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Word History and Origins
Origin of ill1
Origin of ill2
Word 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
The contaminated water released toxic gas that briefly engulfed Dunsmuir and made hundreds of people ill.
A growing outbreak in the Mexican state of Chihuahua was also reported after a resident fell ill after visiting Gaines County.
Pope Francis, the first ever Latin American pope, died on Monday aged 88, following a period of ill health that led to him spending five weeks in hospital with double pneumonia.
“Our connection with the pope made us refuse to accept this truth, even though we knew he was ill.”
After falling ill, Jason was admitted to hospital with sepsis in 2017.
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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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