ill

ill · adjective

imported

Definitions

adjective

  1. 1.

    Not in full health; sick.

  2. 2.

    Badly or unfavorably.

  3. 3.

    Harm or misfortune (usually plural: ills).

  4. 4.

    Bad or harmful.

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    ill at ease — uncomfortable or anxious
  • •
    speak ill of — to say bad things about
  • •
    ill will — hostility or resentment
  • •
    ill-fated — destined to fail or be unlucky

Related words

Antonyms: fit, healthy, well
See also: illness, sick, unwell
Synonyms: ailing, poorly, sick, unwell

Etymology

From Old Norse illr ("bad, evil"), from Proto-Germanic ilhilaz.