Ill-nature

  • 21Ill temper — Ill Ill ([i^]l), a. [The regular comparative and superlative are wanting, their places being supplied by worseand worst, from another root.] [OE. ill, ille, Icel. illr; akin to Sw. illa, adv., Dan. ilde, adv.] 1. Contrary to good, in a physical… …

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  • 22Ill turn — Ill Ill ([i^]l), a. [The regular comparative and superlative are wanting, their places being supplied by worseand worst, from another root.] [OE. ill, ille, Icel. illr; akin to Sw. illa, adv., Dan. ilde, adv.] 1. Contrary to good, in a physical… …

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  • 23Ill will — Ill Ill ([i^]l), a. [The regular comparative and superlative are wanting, their places being supplied by worseand worst, from another root.] [OE. ill, ille, Icel. illr; akin to Sw. illa, adv., Dan. ilde, adv.] 1. Contrary to good, in a physical… …

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  • 24Ill-natured — Ill na tured, a. 1. Of habitual bad temper; having an unpleasant disposition; surly; disagreeable; cross; peevish; fractious; crabbed; of people; as, an ill natured person; an ill natured disagreeable old man. Opposite of {good natured}.… …

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  • 25Ill-naturedly — Ill natured Ill na tured, a. 1. Of habitual bad temper; having an unpleasant disposition; surly; disagreeable; cross; peevish; fractious; crabbed; of people; as, an ill natured person; an ill natured disagreeable old man. Opposite of {good… …

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  • 26Ill-naturedness — Ill natured Ill na tured, a. 1. Of habitual bad temper; having an unpleasant disposition; surly; disagreeable; cross; peevish; fractious; crabbed; of people; as, an ill natured person; an ill natured disagreeable old man. Opposite of {good… …

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  • 27ill´-na´tured|ness — ill na|tured «IHL NAY chuhrd», adjective. having or showing ill nature; cross; disagreeable; spiteful; churlish: »The lonely, spiteful old lady was always retailing the latest ill natured gossip. SYNONYM(S): surly, malevolent. –ill´ na´tured|ly,… …

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  • 28ill´-na´tured|ly — ill na|tured «IHL NAY chuhrd», adjective. having or showing ill nature; cross; disagreeable; spiteful; churlish: »The lonely, spiteful old lady was always retailing the latest ill natured gossip. SYNONYM(S): surly, malevolent. –ill´ na´tured|ly,… …

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  • 29ill-na|tured — «IHL NAY chuhrd», adjective. having or showing ill nature; cross; disagreeable; spiteful; churlish: »The lonely, spiteful old lady was always retailing the latest ill natured gossip. SYNONYM(S): surly, malevolent. –ill´ na´tured|ly, adverb. –ill´ …

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  • 30ill — adj., adv., & n. adj. 1 (usu. predic.; often foll. by with) out of health; sick (is ill; was taken ill with pneumonia; mentally ill people). 2 (of health) unsound, disordered. 3 wretched, unfavourable (ill fortune; ill luck). 4 harmful (ill… …

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