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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151, She says the way the bill was passed bodes ill for democracy.
152, She was ill so I sent her some flowers to cheer her up.
153, He is always ill at ease when facing his step-father.
154, In the mid-nineteenth century, Dorothea Dix began to campaign for humane treatment of the mentally ill.
155, Let him be cordial in his ways and refined in conduct ; thereby full of joy he will make an end of ill.
156, Samadov said that he felt so ill that he blacked out.
157, We've had an urgent message saying that your father's ill.
158, But it's an ill wind; I recovered and married one of my nurses from that hospital.
159, The reason she was ill was that she had eaten bad meat.
160, She's been a real brick, looking after me while I've been ill.
161, I'm ill prepared for the occasion.
162, Though seriously ill, he still clings tenaciously to life.
163, He has an unenviable record of ill - health.
164, She was ill but now she is well again.
165, She's critically ill, on life support.
166, He's still too ill to eat solids.
167, I bear him no ill will.
168, She is still critically ill in hospital.
169, I deputised for the manager when she was ill.
170, The man is not ill, he is playing off.
171, It ill befits a priest to act uncharitably.
172, Shortly before Christmas, he was mysteriously taken ill.
173, He's been ill and isn't fit enough for work yet.
174, The mother is very much afraid for her son who is seriously ill.Sentencedict
175, An employer can demand written certification that the relative is really ill.
176, Knowledge of the ill effects of tobacco has led to a modification in smoking behaviour.
177, The news came out that king and queen suddenly fell ill.
178, The movement of troops augurs ill for the peace of the area.
179, Looking after him while he was so ill has been a great strain on her nerves.
180, The changes have caused a lot of ill feeling among the workforce.