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ill-willed

ill-willed adjective: showing ill will.

Adjective

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

  1. Showing ill will.
    • His ill-willed interference was not appreciated by the other members.

Forms of ill-willed

comparativemore ill-willed
superlativemost ill-willed

Origin of ill-willed

From Middle English illwillid, ilwilled, il-wyllid, ill willd, equivalent to ill + will + -ed.

Questions about ill-willed

What does ill-willed mean?
Ill-willed means showing ill will.
What part of speech is ill-willed?
Ill-willed is an adjective.

Words near ill-willed in the dictionary

  1. ill-use
  2. ill-used
  3. ill-uses
  4. ill-using
  5. ill-will
  6. ill-willed
  7. ill-willer
  8. ill-willers
  9. ill-willing
  10. ill-wish
  11. ill-wished

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