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Ill
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Ill
/ɪl/
Not feeling well or suffering from a disease
Synonyms:
sick
unwell
ailing
diseased
indisposed
Antonyms:
healthy
well
Examples:
People who walk in their sleep are often
ill
.
The trial has succeeded
ill
, Monsieur d'Artagnan."
What new misery or
ill
was this?
Etymology:
From Middle English
ill
, yle, yl, from Old Norse
illr
(bad), related to Gothic
usals
, German
übel
, and Latin
ulcus
(sore).
Usage Statistics:
1278 mentions per 1 million words
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