affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function; ill from the monotony of his suffering

[ Syn: sick ]

an often persistent bodily disorder or disease; a cause for complaining

[ Syn: ailment , complaint ]

(`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

[ Syn: badly , badly , badly , badly , poorly , poorly , poorly , poorly , badly , badly , badly , badly , poorly , poorly , poorly , poorly , badly , badly , badly , badly , poorly , poorly , poorly , poorly , badly , badly , badly , badly , poorly , poorly , poorly , poorly ]

unfavorably or with disapproval; tried not to speak ill of the dead; thought badly of him for his lack of concern

[ Syn: badly , badly , badly , badly , badly , badly , badly , badly , badly , badly , badly , badly , badly , badly , badly , badly ]

with difficulty or inconvenience; scarcely or hardly; we can ill afford to buy a new car just now'

resulting in suffering or adversity; ill effects; it's an ill wind that blows no good'

distressing; ill manners; of ill repute'

indicating hostility or enmity; you certainly did me an ill turn; ill feelings; ill will'

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

[ Syn: inauspicious , ominous ]