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ill-looking

ill-looking adjective: having an unhealthy appearance.

Adjective

ill-looking (comparative more ill-looking, superlative most ill-looking)

  1. having an unhealthy appearance
  2. unattractive; ugly
  3. of evil or sinister appearance

Forms of ill-looking

comparativemore ill-looking
superlativemost ill-looking

Questions about ill-looking

What does ill-looking mean?
Ill-looking means having an unhealthy appearance.
What part of speech is ill-looking?
Ill-looking is an adjective.

Words near ill-looking in the dictionary

  1. ill-intentioned
  2. ill-judged
  3. ill-judgedly
  4. ill-kempt
  5. ill-lit
  6. ill-looking
  7. ill-luck
  8. ill-mannered
  9. ill-matched
  10. ill-named
  11. ill-natured

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