ill
Language: EN · Kind: word · Transcription: [/ɪl/]
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Senses
1. ill (adj) — sense 1
Definition: Evil; wicked (of people).
Example: St. Paul chose to magnify his office when ill men conspired to lessen it.
2. ill (adj) — sense 2
Definition: Morally reprehensible (of behaviour etc.); blameworthy.
Example: ‘Go bring her. It is ill to keep a lady waiting.’
3. ill (adj) — sense 3
Definition: Indicative of unkind or malevolent intentions; harsh, cruel.
Example: He suffered from ill treatment.
4. ill (adv) — sense 4
Definition: Not well; imperfectly, badly
Example: Such jealousy ill becomes her; she can ill afford another gaffe like that.
5. ill (noun) — sense 5
Definition: Trouble; distress; misfortune; adversity.
Example: Music won't solve all the world's ills, but it can make them easier to bear.
6. ill (noun) — sense 6
Definition: Harm or injury.
Example: I wouldn't want you to do me ill.
7. ill (noun) — sense 7
Definition: Evil; moral wrongfulness.
Example: Strong virtue, like strong nature, struggles still, / Exerts itself, and then throws off the ill.
8. ill (verb) — sense 8
Definition: To behave aggressively.
Example: D.M.C.: You been illin' lately.
Run: So, I'm illin'. Am I illin'? Chillin'! You know what I'm sayin'? Chillin'.
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