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ill off

ill off adjective: poor or unfortunate; not well off.

Adjective

ill off (comparative more ill off, superlative most ill off)

  1. (dated) poor or unfortunate; not well off

Forms of ill off

comparativemore ill off
superlativemost ill off

Questions about ill off

What does ill off mean?
Ill off means poor or unfortunate; not well off.
What part of speech is ill off?
Ill off is an adjective.

Words near ill off in the dictionary

  1. ill humours
  2. ill luck
  3. ill name
  4. ill names
  5. ill news spreads apace
  6. ill off
  7. ill repute
  8. ill turn
  9. ill turns
  10. ill will
  11. ill-adapted

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