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  • 81ill humor — ill′ hu′mor n. a disagreeable or surly mood • Etymology: 1560–70 ill′ hu′mored, adj. ill′ hu′mored•ly, adv. ill′ hu′mored•ness, n …

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  • 82ill — [adj1] sick afflicted, ailing, a wreck*, below par*, bummed*, diseased, down, down with, feeling awful, feeling rotten, feeling terrible, got the bug*, indisposed, infirm, laid low*, off one’s feet*, on sick list*, out of sorts*, peaked, poorly,… …

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  • 83ill-fated/ill-starred  — [adj] doomed blighted, catastrophic, destroyed, disastrous, hapless, ill omened, inauspicious, luckless, misfortunate, ruined, star crossed*, unfortunate, unhappy, unlucky, untoward; concepts 537,548 Ant. happy, lucky …

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  • 84ill-suited — [adj] inappropriate bad form, ill fitted, ill matched, ill timed, improper, inapt, incompatible, incorrect, irrelevant, malapropos, mismatched, out of character, out of its element, out of place, unbecoming, unfit, unfitting, unseemly, unsuitable …

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  • 85ill — ► ADJECTIVE 1) not in full health; unwell. 2) poor in quality. 3) harmful, hostile, or unfavourable. ► ADVERB 1) badly, wrongly, or imperfectly: ill chosen. 2) only with difficulty. ► NOUN …

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  • 86ill-use — [il′yo͞oz′; ] for n. [, il′yo͞os′] vt. ill used, ill using to treat unfairly, unkindly, or cruelly; use badly; abuse n. ILL USAGE …

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  • 87ill-treat|ment — ill treatment, or ill treat|ment «IHL TREET muhnt», noun. bad or cruel treatment; harm; abuse: »... an assurance by Mr. Sandys that he could find nothing to support allegations of torture or any sort of ill treatment (Norman Shrapnel). SYNONYM(S) …

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  • 88ill treatment — ill treatment, or ill treat|ment «IHL TREET muhnt», noun. bad or cruel treatment; harm; abuse: »... an assurance by Mr. Sandys that he could find nothing to support allegations of torture or any sort of ill treatment (Norman Shrapnel). SYNONYM(S) …

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  • 89ill-in|ten|tioned — «IHL ihn TEHN shuhnd», adjective. showing ill will; malicious: »ill intentioned persons (London Times). [He] apologized for his ill intentioned, one sided, and destructive reports (Newsweek) …

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  • 90ill´-tem´pered|ness — ill tem|pered «IHL TEHM puhrd», adjective. having or showing a bad temper; often angry or annoyed; cross: »Ill tempered and hasty remarks are always a source of bad feeling. SYNONYM(S): bad tempered, crabbed, cantankerous. –ill´ tem´pered|ly,… …

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