ill

ill
I. adjective (worse; worst) Etymology: Middle English, from Old Norse illr Date: 12th century 1. a. chiefly Scottish immoral, vicious b. resulting from, accompanied by, or indicative of an evil or malevolent intention <
ill deeds
>
c. attributing evil or an objectionable quality <
held an ill opinion of his neighbors
>
2. a. causing suffering or distress <
ill weather
>
b. (comparative also iller) (1) not normal or sound <
ill health
>
(2) not in good health; also nauseated 3. a. not suited to circumstances or not to one's advantage ; unlucky <
an ill omen
>
b. involving difficulty ; hard 4. a. not meeting an accepted standard <
ill manners
>
b. archaic notably unskillful or inefficient 5. unfriendly, hostile <
ill feeling
>
II. adverb (worse; worst) Date: 13th century 1. a. with displeasure or hostility b. in a harsh manner c. so as to reflect unfavorably <
spoke ill of the neighbors
>
2. in a reprehensible manner 3. hardly, scarcely <
can ill afford such extravagances
>
4. a. in an unfortunate manner ; badly, unluckily <
ill fares the land…where wealth accumulates, and men decay — Oliver Goldsmith
>
b. in a faulty, inefficient, insufficient, or unpleasant manner — often used in combination <
the methods used may be ill-adapted to the aims in view — R. M. Hutchins
>
III. noun Date: 13th century 1. the reverse of good ; evil 2. a. misfortune, distress b. (1) ailment, sickness (2) something that disturbs or afflicts ; trouble <
economic and social ills
>
3. something that reflects unfavorably <
spoke no ill of him
>
IV. abbreviation illustrated; illustration; illustrator

New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.

Игры ⚽ Нужно сделать НИР?
Synonyms:

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Ill — Ill, adv. In a ill manner; badly; weakly. [1913 Webster] How ill this taper burns! Shak. [1913 Webster] Ill fares the land, to hastening ills a prey, Where wealth accumulates and men decay. Goldsmith. [1913 Webster] Note: Ill, like above, well,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Ill — ([i^]l), a. [The regular comparative and superlative are wanting, their places being supplied by worseand worst, from another root.] [OE. ill, ille, Icel. illr; akin to Sw. illa, adv., Dan. ilde, adv.] 1. Contrary to good, in a physical sense;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • ill — ill, sick Ill and sick share responsibilities in peculiar ways, and are not always interchangeable. To begin with, ill is more usually predicative (placed after a verb, as in She was ill), whereas sick occurs naturally in attributive position… …   Modern English usage

  • ILL — (in der Schriftart „Courier“: Ill) ist der Name verschiedener Flüsse: die rechtsrheinische Ill, siehe Ill (Vorarlberg) die linksrheinische Ill, siehe Ill (Elsass) den Bach Ill, siehe Ill (Saarland) Ill ist: ein Begriff in der Hip Hop Kultur siehe …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • ill — ill1 [il] adj. worse, worst [ME < ON illr (replacing OE yfel, evil, in many senses): prob. < Gmc * ilhila < IE base * elk , hungry, bad > OIr elc, bad] 1. characterized by, causing, or tending to cause harm or evil; specif., a)… …   English World dictionary

  • Ill — (Ill) heißen: Ill (Vorarlberg), rechtsrheinischer Fluss in Vorarlberg Ill (Elsass), linksrheinischer Fluss im Frankreich Ill (Saarland), Bach im Saarland Ill ist der Name folgender Personen: Alfred Ill, Romanfigur, Protagonist der tragischen… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • ILL — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. {{{image}}}   Sigles d une seule lettre   Sigles de deux lettres > Sigles de trois lettres …   Wikipédia en Français

  • ill. — ill. 〈in bibliograf. Angaben Abk. für〉 illustriert * * * ill. = illustriert. * * * Ill.,   Abkürzung für den Bundesstaat Illinois, USA.   * * * ill. = illustriert …   Universal-Lexikon

  • ill — [adj1] sick afflicted, ailing, a wreck*, below par*, bummed*, diseased, down, down with, feeling awful, feeling rotten, feeling terrible, got the bug*, indisposed, infirm, laid low*, off one’s feet*, on sick list*, out of sorts*, peaked, poorly,… …   New thesaurus

  • ill — ► ADJECTIVE 1) not in full health; unwell. 2) poor in quality. 3) harmful, hostile, or unfavourable. ► ADVERB 1) badly, wrongly, or imperfectly: ill chosen. 2) only with difficulty. ► NOUN …   English terms dictionary

  • Ill — Ill, n. 1. Whatever annoys or impairs happiness, or prevents success; evil of any kind; misfortune; calamity; disease; pain; as, the ills of humanity. [1913 Webster] Who can all sense of others ills escape Is but a brute at best in human shape.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”