ill
adv.
with difficulty, barely, scarcely; badly, poorly, improperly; hostilely, in an unfriendly manner
n.
trouble, misfortune; evil, harm; disease, sickness
adj.
sick, not healthy; bad; hostile, unfriendly; unsatisfactory, inadequate, inferior; causing harm
Ill
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ill
Noun
1. an often persistent bodily disorder or disease; a cause for complaining
(synonym) ailment, complaint
(hypernym) disorder, upset
(hyponym) pip
Adjective
1. not in good physical or mental health; "ill from the monotony of his suffering"
(synonym) sick
(antonym) well
(similar) afflicted, stricken
(see-also) unhealthy
2. resulting in suffering or adversity; "ill effects"; "it's an ill wind that blows no good"
(similar) harmful
3. distressing; "ill manners"; "of ill repute"
(similar) bad
4. indicating hostility or enmity; "you certainly did me an ill turn"; "ill feelings"; "ill will"
(similar) hostile
5. presaging ill-fortune; "ill omens"; "ill predictions"; "my words with inauspicious thunderings shook heaven"- P.B.Shelley; "a dead and ominous silence prevailed"; "a by-election at a time highly unpropitious for the Government"
(synonym) inauspicious, ominous
(similar) unpropitious
Adverb
1. (`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"; "the car runs badly"; "he performed badly on the exam"; "the team played poorly"; "ill-fitting clothes"; "an ill-conceived plan"
(synonym) badly, poorly
(antonym) well, good
(classification) combining form
2. unfavorably or with disapproval; "tried not to speak ill of the dead"; "thought badly of him for his lack of concern"
(synonym) badly
(antonym) well
3. with difficulty or inconvenience; scarcely or hardly; "we can ill afford to buy a new car just now"
ill. (illustrazione)
illustration, picture, drawing