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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/ 补瑟濒 /
contraction of
- I will or I shall
ill
3/ 瑟濒 /
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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Grammar Note
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of ill1
Origin of ill2
亚洲网紅露点 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 men might be aging, absent, ill or estranged; but each writer approaches him with understanding and intention rather than anger or confusion.
"The defence case is that she panicked because she was overwhelmed by the fact that these four people had become so ill because of the food she had served them."
This month, whales have died in Long Beach and Huntington Beach from the toxin and dozens of pelicans have become ill, with their offspring on the brink of starvation.
"The defence case is that she panicked because she was overwhelmed by the fact that these four people had become so ill because of the food she had served them. Three people died."
This year he fell ill with a recurrence of Richter鈥檚 syndrome 鈥 an especially dangerous form of lymphoma.
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What are other ways to say聽ill?
The adjective ill is defined as 鈥evil; wicked; bad.鈥 However, it鈥檚 not used in exactly the same way as any of those synonyms! Learn the difference among these terms on .
Definitions and idiom definitions from 亚洲网紅露点 Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 漏 Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage庐 Idioms Dictionary copyright 漏 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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