- an often persistent bodily disorder or disease
💬 Examples
- "a cause for complaining"
ILL
ILL 1 syllable
B1 · Intermediate 📏 3 letters 🎲 Scrabble 3 ✅ valid word
Useful in everyday and work contexts.
- affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
- resulting in suffering or adversity
- distressing
- indicating hostility or enmity
💬 Examples
- "ill from the monotony of his suffering"
- "ill effects"
- "it's an ill wind that blows no good"
- "ill manners"
🔗 Similar words
- (`ill' is often used as a combining form) in a poor or improper or unsatisfactory manner
- unfavorably or with disapproval
- with difficulty or inconvenience
💬 Examples
- "not well"
- "he was ill prepared"
- "tried not to speak ill of the dead"
- "thought badly of him for his lack of concern"