Noun
1. an often persistent bodily disorder or disease; a cause for complaining
Adjective
1. not in good physical or mental health;
"ill from the monotony of his suffering"2. resulting in suffering or adversity;
"ill effects""it's an ill wind that blows no good"3. distressing;
"ill manners""of ill repute"4. indicating hostility or enmity;
"you certainly did me an ill turn""ill feelings""ill will"5. presaging ill-fortune;
"ill omens""ill predictions""my words with inauspicious thunderings shook heaven"- P.B.Shelley"a dead and ominous silence prevailed""a by-election at a time highly unpropitious for the Government"Adverb
1. (`ill' is often used as a combining form) in a poor or improper or unsatisfactory manner; not well;
"he was ill prepared""it ill befits a man to betray old friends""the car runs badly""he performed badly on the exam""the team played poorly""ill-fitting clothes""an ill-conceived plan"2. unfavorably or with disapproval;
"tried not to speak ill of the dead""thought badly of him for his lack of concern"3. with difficulty or inconvenience; scarcely or hardly;
"we can ill afford to buy a new car just now"