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Definitions of ill
  1. adjective
    affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
    "ill from the monotony of his suffering"
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  2. noun
    an often persistent bodily disorder or disease; a cause for complaining

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  3. adjective
    presaging ill fortune
    "ill omens" "ill predictions"
  4. adverb
    (`ill' is often used as a combining form) in a poor or improper or unsatisfactory manner; not well
    "he was ill prepared" "it ill befits a man to betray old friends" "ill-fitting clothes" "an ill-conceived plan"

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  5. adverb
    unfavorably or with disapproval
    "tried not to speak ill of the dead"

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  6. adjective
    distressing
    "ill manners" "of ill repute"

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    bad
  7. adjective
    indicating hostility or enmity
    "you certainly did me an ill turn" "ill feelings" "ill will"

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  8. adjective
    resulting in suffering or adversity
    "ill effects" "it's an ill wind that blows no good"

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Usage of ill
  • "combining form"
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