Dictionary Check: ill

"ill" is a valid word!

Scrabble 3 points
Words with Friends 5 points

Definition

adjective

affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function

Example: "ill from the monotony of his suffering"
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adjective

resulting in suffering or adversity

Example: "ill effects"
adjective

distressing

Example: "ill manners"
adjective

indicating hostility or enmity

Example: "you certainly did me an ill turn"
adjective

presaging ill fortune

Example: "ill omens"
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noun

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

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