Synonym: ailing, bad, below par, evil, indisposed, out of sorts, rocky, sick, unwell, wrong. Antonym: good, healthy, well. Similar words: will, kill, pill, bill, silly, spill, drill, chill. Meaning: [ɪl] n. an often persistent bodily disorder or disease; a cause for complaining. adj. 1. affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function 2. resulting in suffering or adversity 3. distressing 4. indicating hostility or enmity 5. presaging ill fortune. adv. 1. (`ill' is often used as a combining form) in a poor or improper or unsatisfactory manner; not well 2. unfavorably or with disapproval 3. with difficulty or inconvenience; scarcely or hardly.
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121, He could drink copious amounts of beer without ill effect.
122, He'd been ill for a long time, and his skin was like parchment.
123, The hospital has issued new guidelines on the treatment of mentally ill patients.
124, He excused his absence by saying that he was ill.
125, We can ill afford the time or money for a holiday.
126, When the company president is ill,most of his work will devolve onhis deputy.
127, You feel so impotent when your child is ill and you cannot help them.
128, They discussed the propriety of treating ill children against the wishes of the parents.
129, The mother was in great distress when her baby became ill.
130, Within a few days she had become seriously ill, suffering great pain and discomfort.
131, Male nurses are often employed in hospitals for the mentally ill.
132, The good or ill of man lies within his own will.
133, He was on his annual pilgrimage to Mecca when he fell ill.
134, Whenever you need me, Ill be here. Whenever youre in trouble, Im always near.
135, How much to tell terminally ill patients is left to the discretion of the doctor.
136, Chris sent me a lovely bouquet when I was ill.
137, Despite her ordeal, she seems to have suffered no ill effects.
138, A mentally ill man was mauled after climbing into the lions' enclosure at London Zoo.
139, He was ill for six weeks and fell behind with his schoolwork.
140, When the President is ill, his duties devolve upon the Vice - President.
141, On hearing that her husband was ill, she balled of that work and hurried back home.
142, He told me with sorrow that his mother was very ill.
143, By tacit agreement , Clark's friends all avoided any mention of his mentally ill wife.
144, Only a small minority of the mentally ill are liable to harm themselves or others.
145, Her gesture, motion, and her smiles,Her wit, her voice my heart beguiles,Beguiles my heart, I know not why,And yet[http://Sentencedict.com], Ill love her till I die. Thomas Ford.
146, I hope my teacher will take into account the fact that I was ill just before the exams when she marks my paper.
147, There is a lady sweet and kind, Was never a face so pleased my mind;I did but see her passing by, And yet, Ill love her till I die. Thomas Ford.
148, We both started to feel ill shortly after the meal.
149, He is seriously ill . I'm afraid he cannot live out one more week.
150, She became seriously ill and had to be institutionalized for a lengthy period.