Results for ill
Definitions of ill:
part of speech: adverb
part of speech: adverb
As the first element of a compound, signifying " a negation" or " some bad quality connected with it"; not well; badly.
part of speech: superlative
part of speech: adverb
Not well: not rightly: with difficulty.
part of speech: adjective
Bad; evil; contrary to good; unfortunate; unfavourable; sick; unwell; cross; surly.
part of speech: adjective
When compounded with other words, expresses badness of quality or condition.
part of speech: noun
part of speech: noun
Misfortune; disease; anything that prevents what is good; something morally bad; mischief.
part of speech: adjective
Bad or evil; contrary to good; causing or attended by evil or suffering; in a bad or disordered state physically or morally; sick; diseased; unfriendly; not proper; unskilful; vicious.
part of speech: noun
part of speech: comparative
Usage examples for ill:
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For in the first place you are ill
"The Children of the World", Paul Heyse -
Then he must be ill thought Katrina.
"The Emperor of Portugallia", Selma Lagerlof -
And many are ill for the same reason.
"Vendetta A Story of One Forgotten", Marie Corelli -
Do you feel ill sir?
"The Worlds Greatest Books Vol. II: Fiction", Arthur Mee, J. A. Hammerton, Eds.