ill

Sense 1 noun

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

Sense 2 adjective

affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function

ill from the monotony of his suffering

Sense 3 adverb

(`ill' is often used as a combining form) in a poor or improper or unsatisfactory manner; not well

he was ill prepared

Sense 4 adjective

resulting in suffering or adversity

ill effects

Sense 5 adverb

unfavorably or with disapproval

tried not to speak ill of the dead

Sense 6 adjective

distressing

ill manners

Sense 7 adverb

with difficulty or inconvenience; scarcely or hardly

we can ill afford to buy a new car just now

Sense 8 adjective

indicating hostility or enmity

you certainly did me an ill turn

Sense 9 adjective

presaging ill fortune

ill omens