American English pronunciation
How to pronounce ill
IPA transcription: ['ɪl]
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Noun
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an often persistent bodily disorder or disease; a cause for complaining
Adjective
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affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
“ill from the monotony of his suffering”
Adjective
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resulting in suffering or adversity
“ill effects”
“it's an ill wind that blows no good”
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distressing
“ill manners”
“of ill repute”
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indicating hostility or enmity
“you certainly did me an ill turn”
“ill feelings”
“ill will”
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presaging ill fortune; ; ; - P.B.Shelley
“ill omens”
“ill predictions”
“my words with inauspicious thunderings shook heaven”
“a dead and ominous silence prevailed”
“a by-election at a time highly unpropitious for the Government”
Adverb
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(`ill' is often used as a combining form) in a poor or improper or unsatisfactory manner; not well
“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”
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unfavorably or with disapproval
“tried not to speak ill of the dead”
“thought badly of him for his lack of concern”
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with difficulty or inconvenience; scarcely or hardly
“we can ill afford to buy a new car just now”
Usage examples
- Our deadline is coming up rapidly and we will need help.
- I still say that this John Doe person is a myth.
- This drew criticism from a local councillor and support from a local lawyer.
- He had been to the village only once, the year before.
- The interior was desert, and new species such as Scutosaurus and Gorgonopsids filled it.
- His grave is in Rose Hill Cemetery in Bloomington.
- The irrigation system will be fixed within a week.
- Westport is the only village on the island.
- Doesn't look like that package is still around somewhere.
- This confused the entire field, who were taking their cue from Villeneuve.