ill : Idioms & Phrases

• . See Ill fame under Ill, a.

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• noun a building where prostitutes are available
  cathouse; bordello; bagnio; whorehouse; house of prostitution; brothel; sporting house; bawdyhouse.
  

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• noun an often persistent bodily disorder or disease; a cause for complaining
  complaint; ailment.
  
• adjective affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
  sick.
  
  • ill from the monotony of his suffering
• adjective satellite resulting in suffering or adversity
  
  • ill effects
  • it's an ill wind that blows no good
• adjective satellite distressing
  
  • ill manners
  • of ill repute
• adjective satellite indicating hostility or enmity
  
  • you certainly did me an ill turn
  • ill feelings
  • ill will
• adjective satellite presaging ill fortune
  ominous; inauspicious.
  
  • ill omens
  • ill predictions
  • my words with inauspicious thunderings shook heaven"- P.B.Shelley
  • a dead and ominous silence prevailed
  • a by-election at a time highly unpropitious for the Government
• adverb (`ill' is often used as a combining form) in a poor or improper or unsatisfactory manner; not well
  badly; poorly.
  
  • he was ill prepared
  • it ill befits a man to betray old friends
  • the car runs badly
  • he performed badly on the exam
  • the team played poorly
  • ill-fitting clothes
  • an ill-conceived plan
• adverb unfavorably or with disapproval
  badly.
  
  • tried not to speak ill of the dead
  • thought badly of him for his lack of concern
• adverb with difficulty or inconvenience; scarcely or hardly
  
  • we can ill afford to buy a new car just now

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• adjective satellite socially uncomfortable; unsure and constrained in manner
  uneasy; awkward.
  
  • awkward and reserved at parties
  • ill at ease among eddies of people he didn't know
  • was always uneasy with strangers

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• uneasy; uncomfortable; anxious. "I am very ill at ease." Shak.

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• enmity; resentment.

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• want of good breeding; rudeness.

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• noun the state of being known for some unfavorable act or quality
  notoriety.
  

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• ill or bad repute; as, a house of ill fame, a house where lewd persons meet for illicit intercourse.

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• noun a state in which you are unable to function normally and without pain
  unhealthiness; health problem.
  

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• noun an angry and disagreeable mood
  ill humor; distemper.
  

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• a disagreeable mood; bad temper.

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• noun an angry and disagreeable mood
  ill humor; distemper.
  

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• noun an unfortunate state resulting from unfavorable outcomes
  misfortune; tough luck; bad luck.
  

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• noun a disagreeable, irritable, or malevolent disposition
  

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• bad disposition or temperament; sullenness; esp., a disposition to cause unhappiness to others.

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• noun an act intended to help that turns out badly
  ill service; disservice.
  
  • he did them a disservice

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• noun a persisting angry mood
  bad temper.
  

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• anger; moroseness; crossness.

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• noun an act intended to help that turns out badly
  ill service; disservice.
  
  • he did them a disservice

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• . (a) An unkind act. (b) A slight attack of illness . Colloq. U.S.

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• noun the feeling of a hostile person
  enmity; hostility.
  
  • he could no longer contain his hostility
• noun a hostile (very unfriendly) disposition
  hostility.
  
  • he could not conceal his hostility

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• unkindness; enmity; malevolence.

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• adjective without careful prior deliberation or counsel
  unadvised.
  
  • ill-advised efforts
  • it would be ill-advised to accept the offer
  • took the unadvised measure of going public with the accusations

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• adjective satellite discontented as toward authority
  malcontent; disaffected; rebellious.
  

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• noun lack of prosperity or happiness or health
  

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Ill`-bod"ing adjective

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1. Boding evil; inauspicious; ill-omened. "Ill-boding stars." Shak.

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• adjective satellite (of persons) lacking in refinement or grace
  underbred; bounderish; rude; yokelish; lowbred.
  

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Ill"-bred` adjective

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1. Badly educated or brought up; impolite; incivil; rude. See Note under Ill, adv.

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• noun impoliteness resulting from ignorance
  bad manners.
  

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• adjective satellite not elegant or graceful in expression
  awkward; inept; inapt; clumsy; cumbersome.
  
  • an awkward prose style
  • a clumsy apology
  • his cumbersome writing style
  • if the rumor is true, can anything be more inept than to repeat it now?

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• adjective satellite poorly conceived or thought out
  misguided.
  
  • an ill-conceived plan to take over the company

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• adjective satellite not given careful consideration
  ill-considered; improvident; shortsighted.
  
  • ill-considered actions often result in disaster
  • an ill-judged attempt

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• adjective poorly stated or described
  unclear.
  
  • he confuses the reader with ill-defined terms and concepts

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• adjective satellite not well dressed
  

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• adjective satellite poorly supplied with physical equipment
  
  • the school was ill-equipped

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• adjective satellite known widely and usually unfavorably;
  notorious; infamous.
  
  • a notorious gangster
  • the tenderloin district was notorious for vice
  • the infamous Benedict Arnold

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• adjective satellite marked by or promising bad fortune
  ill-fated; doomed; unlucky; ill-omened.
  
  • their business venture was doomed from the start
  • an ill-fated business venture
  • an ill-starred romance
  • the unlucky prisoner was again put in irons"- W.H.Prescott

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• adjective satellite usually used of a face
  ill-favored.
  
  • an ill-favored countenance

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Ill`-fa"vored adjective

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1. Wanting beauty or attractiveness; deformed; ugly; ill-looking.

   Ill-favored and lean-fleshed. Gen. xli. 3.

   -- Ill`-fa"vored*ly, adv. -- Ill`-fa"vored*ness, n.

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• adjective satellite usually used of a face
  ill-favored.
  
  • an ill-favored countenance

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• adjective satellite not getting adequate food
  underfed; undernourished.
  
  • gaunt underfed children
  • badly undernourished

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• adjective satellite not the right size or shape
  

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• adjective not grammatical; not conforming to the rules of grammar or accepted usage
  ungrammatical.
  

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• adjective satellite obtained illegally or by improper means
  dirty.
  
  • dirty money
  • ill-gotten gains

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• adjective satellite brusque and surly and forbidding
  gruff; ill-humored; crusty; curmudgeonly.
  
  • crusty remarks
  • a crusty old man
  • his curmudgeonly temper
  • gruff manner
  • a gruff reply

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• adjective satellite brusque and surly and forbidding
  gruff; ill-humored; crusty; curmudgeonly.
  
  • crusty remarks
  • a crusty old man
  • his curmudgeonly temper
  • gruff manner
  • a gruff reply

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• adjective satellite not given careful consideration
  ill-considered; improvident; shortsighted.
  
  • ill-considered actions often result in disaster
  • an ill-judged attempt

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Ill"-judged` adjective

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1. Not well judged; unwise.

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Ill"-lived` adjective

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1. Leading a wicked life. Obs.

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Ill"-look`ing adjective

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1. Having a bad look; threatening; ugly. See Note under Ill, adv.

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• adjective satellite socially incorrect in behavior
  rude; unmannerly; unmannered; bad-mannered.
  
  • resentment flared at such an unmannered intrusion

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Ill`-man"nered adjective

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1. Impolite; rude.

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Ill"-mind`ed adjective

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1. Ill-disposed. Byron.

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• adjective having an irritable and unpleasant disposition
  

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Ill`-na"tured adjective

Definitions

1. Of habitual bad temper; peevish; fractious; cross; crabbed; surly; as, an ill-natured person.
2. Dictated by, or indicating, ill nature; spiteful. "The ill-natured task refuse." Addison.
3. Intractable; not yielding to culture. R. "Ill-natured land." J. Philips. -- Ill`-na"tured*ly, adv. -- Ill`-na"tured*ness, n.

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Ill"-nur`tured adjective

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1. Ill-bred. Shak.

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• adjective satellite marked by or promising bad fortune
  ill-fated; doomed; unlucky; ill-omened.
  
  • their business venture was doomed from the start
  • an ill-fated business venture
  • an ill-starred romance
  • the unlucky prisoner was again put in irons"- W.H.Prescott

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Ill`-o"mened adjective

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1. Having unlucky omens; inauspicious. See Note under Ill, adv.

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• adjective satellite lacking pleasing proportions
  

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• adjective satellite offensively malodorous
  stinking; foul-smelling; foul; foetid; funky; smelly; noisome; fetid.
  
  • a foul odor
  • the kitchen smelled really funky

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• adjective satellite so badly formed or out of shape as to be ugly
  deformed; misshapen; malformed; distorted.
  
  • deformed thalidomide babies
  • his poor distorted limbs
  • an ill-shapen vase
  • a limp caused by a malformed foot
  • misshapen old fingers

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• adjective having an unpleasant smell
  malodorous; unpleasant-smelling; stinky; malodourous.
  

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• adjective satellite not easy to combine harmoniously
  unsuited; mismated; incompatible.
  

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• adjective satellite marked by or promising bad fortune
  ill-fated; doomed; unlucky; ill-omened.
  
  • their business venture was doomed from the start
  • an ill-fated business venture
  • an ill-starred romance
  • the unlucky prisoner was again put in irons"- W.H.Prescott

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Ill"-starred` adjective

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1. Fated to be unfortunate; unlucky; as, an ill-starred man or day.

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• adjective satellite annoyed and irritable
  crabby; grouchy; crabbed; cross; bad-tempered; grumpy; fussy.
  

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Ill`-tem"pered adjective

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1. Of bad temper; morose; crabbed; sour; peevish; fretful; quarrelsome.
2. Unhealthy; ill-conditioned. Obs.

   So ill-tempered I am grown, that I am afraid I shall catch cold, while all the world is afraid to melt away. Pepys.

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• adjective satellite badly timed
  unseasonable; untimely; wrong.
  
  • an ill-timed intervention
  • you think my intrusion unseasonable
  • an untimely remark
  • it was the wrong moment for a joke

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Ill"-timed` adjective

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1. Done, attempted, or said, at an unsuitable or unpropitious time.

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• verb treat badly
  ill-use; ill-treat; maltreat; step; abuse; mistreat.
  
  • This boss abuses his workers
  • She is always stepping on others to get ahead

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• verb treat badly
  ill-use; ill-treat; maltreat; step; abuse; mistreat.
  
  • This boss abuses his workers
  • She is always stepping on others to get ahead
• adjective subjected to cruel treatment
  abused; maltreated; mistreated.
  
  • an abused wife

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• noun cruel or inhumane treatment
  maltreatment; ill-treatment; abuse.
  
  • the child showed signs of physical abuse

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• noun cruel or inhumane treatment
  maltreatment; ill-treatment; abuse.
  
  • the child showed signs of physical abuse

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• verb treat badly
  ill-use; ill-treat; maltreat; step; abuse; mistreat.
  
  • This boss abuses his workers
  • She is always stepping on others to get ahead

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• verb treat badly
  ill-use; ill-treat; maltreat; step; abuse; mistreat.
  
  • This boss abuses his workers
  • She is always stepping on others to get ahead
• adjective satellite of persons; taken advantage of
  exploited; put-upon; victimised; victimized; used.
  
  • after going out of his way to help his friend get the job he felt not appreciated but used

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Ill`-used" adjective

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1. Misapplied; treated badly.

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Ill`-will"

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1. . See under Ill, a.

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Ill`-wish"er noun

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1. One who wishes ill to another; an enemy.

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• unfavorably; with displeasure.

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• noun an acute viral disease of the nervous system in sheep; can be transmitted by Ixodes ricinus
  

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• adjective satellite suffering from severe mental illness
  unsound; unstable.
  
  • of unsound mind

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• to be in poor condition.

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• to be blamed. Obs.

  Not only within his own camp, but also now at Rome, he heard ill for his temporizing and slow proceedings. Holland.

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