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adjective
- 1. not in full health; sick: "her daughter is seriously ill"
- 2. poor in quality: "ill judgment dogs the unsuccessful"
adverb
- 1. badly, wrongly, or imperfectly: "it ill becomes one so beautiful to be gloomy"
- 2. only with difficulty; hardly: "she could ill afford the cost of new curtains"
noun
- 1. a problem or misfortune: "a lengthy work on the ills of society"
The meaning of ILL is not in good health; also : nauseated. How to use ill in a sentence.
ILL definition: 1. not feeling well, or suffering from a disease: 2. bad: 3. good; impressive: . Learn more.
noun. an unfavorable opinion or statement: I can speak no ill of her. harm or injury: His remarks did much ill. Synonyms: misery, affliction, pain, hurt. trouble, distress, or misfortune: Many ills befell him. Synonyms: calamity. evil: to know the difference between good and ill. Synonyms: depravity. sickness or disease.
If you're ill, you're unwell, or sick. Being ill is a good excuse for missing work or school. You might get ill after being sneezed on by someone with a cold; or eating street food in a foreign country; or for no reason that you can point to.
Definition of 'ill' ill. (ɪl ) Word forms: ills. 1. adjective [usually verb-link ADJECTIVE] A2. Someone who is ill is suffering from a disease or a health problem. In November 1941 Payne was seriously ill with pneumonia. [ + with] I was feeling ill. If damp, musty buildings make you ill, mould is probably the cause.
it’s an ill wind (that blows nobody any good) (saying) no problem is so bad that it does not bring some advantage to somebody. Definition of ill adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. Not healthy; sick: I began to feel ill last week. 2. Not normal; unsound: an ill condition of body and mind. 3. Resulting in suffering; harmful or distressing: the ill effects of a misconceived policy. 4. a. Resulting from or suggestive of evil intentions: ill deeds committed out of spite.