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ill-thrift

ill-thrift noun: an animal's failure to thrive.

Noun

ill-thrift (uncountable)

  1. An animal's failure to thrive.

Questions about ill-thrift

What does ill-thrift mean?
Ill-thrift means an animal's failure to thrive.
What part of speech is ill-thrift?
Ill-thrift is a noun.

Words near ill-thrift in the dictionary

  1. ill-suited
  2. ill-tempered
  3. ill-temperedly
  4. ill-temperedness
  5. ill-thought-out
  6. ill-thrift
  7. ill-timed
  8. ill-treat
  9. ill-treated
  10. ill-treating
  11. ill-treatment

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