Ill

a.	1.	Contrary to good, in a physical sense; contrary or opposed to advantage, 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.
	2.	Contrary to good, in a moral sense; evil; wicked; wrong; iniquitious; naughtly; bad; improper. Of his own body he was ill, and gave The clergy ill example. - Shak.
	3.	Sick; indisposed; unwell; diseased; disordered; as, ill of a fever. I am in health, I breathe, and see thee ill. - Shak.
	4.	Not according with rule, fitness, or propriety; incorrect; rude; unpolished; inelegant. That 's an ill phrase. - Shak. Ill at ease uneasy; uncomfortable; anxious. Ill blood enmity; resentment; bad blood. - Shak. Ill breeding lack of good breeding; rudeness. Ill fame ill or bad repute; as, a house of ill fame, a house where lewd persons meet for illicit intercourse. Ill humor a disagreeable mood; bad temper. Ill nature bad disposition or temperament; sullenness; esp., a disposition to cause unhappiness to others. Ill temper anger; moroseness; crossness. Ill turn a - An unkind act. b - A slight attack of illness Ill will unkindness; enmity; malevolence.
n.	1.	Whatever annoys or impairs happiness, or prevents success; evil of any kind; misfortune; calamity; disease; pain; as, the ills of humanity. Who can all sense of others' ills escape Is but a brute at best in human shape. - Tate. That makes us rather bear those ills we have Than fly to others that we know not of. - Shak.
	2.	Whatever is contrary to good, in a moral sense; wickedness; depravity; iniquity; wrong; evil. Strong virtue, like strong nature, struggles still, Exerts itself, and then throws off the ill. - Dryden.
adv.	1.	In a ill manner; badly; weakly. How ill this taper burns! - Shak. Ill fares the land, to hastening ills a prey, Where wealth accumulates and men decay. - Goldsmith.

Noun	1.	ill - an often persistent bodily disorder or disease; a cause for complaining Synonyms: ailment, complaint
Adj.	1.	ill - not in good physical or mental health; "ill from the monotony of his suffering" Synonyms: sick Antonyms: well - in good health especially after having suffered illness or injury; "appears to be entirely well"; "the wound is nearly well"; "a well man"; "I think I'm well; at least I feel well"
	2.	ill - resulting in suffering or adversity; "ill effects"; "it's an ill wind that blows no good"
	3.	ill - distressing; "ill manners"; "of ill repute"
	4.	ill - indicating hostility or enmity; "you certainly did me an ill turn"; "ill feelings"; "ill will"
	5.	ill - 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" Synonyms: ominous, inauspicious
Adv.	1.	ill - (`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" Synonyms: poorly, badly Antonyms: good, well - (often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (`good' is a nonstandard dialectal variant for `well'); "the children behaved well"; "a task well done"; "the party went well"; "he slept well"; "a well-argued thesis"; "a well-planned party"; "the baby can walk pretty good"
	2.	ill - unfavorably or with disapproval; "tried not to speak ill of the dead"; "thought badly of him for his lack of concern" Synonyms: badly Antonyms: well - favorably; with approval; "their neighbors spoke well of them"; "he thought well of the book"
	3.	ill - with difficulty or inconvenience; scarcely or hardly; "we can ill afford to buy a new car just now"

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