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ill

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"Sick"

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3 lettersPronunciation /ɪl/Part of speech adverb, adjective, nounSorted illStarts with IEnds with L4 cluesVery common crossword word
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Definitions

  1. (‘ill’ is often used as a combining form) in a poor or improper or unsatisfactory manner; not well

Word origin

From Middle English ille (“evil; wicked”), from Old Norse íllr (adjective), ílla (adverb), ílt (noun), from Proto-Germanic *ilhilaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁elḱ- (whence Latin ulcus (“sore”), Ancient Greek ἕλκος (hélkos, “wound, ulcer”), Sanskrit अर्शस् (árśas, “hemorrhoids”)).

Used in a sentence

  • St. Paul chose to magnify his office when ill men conspired to lessen it.
  • A man who is conscious of having an ill character, cannot justly be angry with those who neglect and slight him.
  • ‘Go bring her. It is ill to keep a lady waiting.’

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Used as a crossword answer4 curated clues

01Sick3 letters
02Feeling unwell3 letters
03Sick in bed3 letters
04Under the weather3 letters

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