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ILL a. 7 definitions
antage, happiness, etc.; bad; evil; unfortunate; disagreeable; unfavorable. Neither is it ill air only that maketh an ill seat, but ill ways, ill markets, and ill neighbors. Bacon. There 's some ill planet reigns. Shak.
ILL-BODING a.
Boding evil; inauspicious; ill-omened. "Ill-boding stars." Shak.
ILL-BRED a.
Badly educated or brought up; impolite; incivil; rude. See Note under Ill, adv.
ILL-FAVORED a.
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.
ILL-JUDGED a.
Not well judged; unwise.
ILL-LIVED a.
Leading a wicked life. [Obs.]
ILL-LOOKING a.
Having a bad look; threatening; ugly. See Note under Ill, adv.
ILL-MANNERED a.
Impolite; rude.
ILL-MINDED a.
Ill-disposed. Byron.
ILL-NATURED a. 3 definitions
Of habitual bad temper; peevish; fractious; cross; crabbed; surly; as, an ill-natured person.
ILL-NURTURED a.
Ill-bred. Shak.
ILL-OMENED a.
Having unlucky omens; inauspicious. See Note under Ill, adv.
ILL-STARRED a.
Fated to be unfortunate; unlucky; as, an ill-starred man or day.
ILL-TEMPERED a. 2 definitions
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.
ILL-TIMED a.
Done, attempted, or said, at an unsuitable or unpropitious time.
ILL-USED a.
Misapplied; treated badly.
ILL-WILL n.
. See under Ill, a.
ILL-WISHER n.
One who wishes ill to another; an enemy.
ILLABILE a.
Incapable of falling or erring; infalliable. [Obs.] -- Il`la*bil"i*ty, n. [Obs.]
ILLACERABLE a.
Not lacerable; incapable of being torn or rent. [Obs.]
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