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iller

iller is the comparative form of ill.

Meaning of ill

Adjective

ill (comparative iller or more ill, superlative illest or most ill)

  1. (obsolete) Evil; wicked (of people).
    • St. Paul chose to magnify his office when ill men conspired to lessen it.1709 December 6, Francis Atterbury, A Sermon Preached before the Sons of the Clergy, at their Anniversary-Meeting, in the Church of St. Paul
  2. (archaic) Morally reprehensible (of behaviour etc.); blameworthy.
    • ‘Go bring her. It is ill to keep a lady waiting.’1999, George R.R. Martin, A Clash of Kings, Bantam, published 2011, page 2
  3. Indicative of unkind or malevolent intentions; harsh, cruel.
    • He suffered from ill treatment.
  4. Unpropitious, unkind, faulty, not up to reasonable standard.
    • ill manners; ill will
  5. Unwell in terms of health or physical condition; sick.
    • mentally ill people
  6. Nauseated; having an urge to vomit.
    • Seeing those pictures made me ill.

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Questions about iller

What is iller the comparative form of?
Iller is the comparative form of ill.

Words near iller in the dictionary

  1. illeism
  2. illeisms
  3. illeist
  4. illeists
  5. illeity
  6. iller
  7. illest
  8. illeviable
  9. illfare
  10. illfavoured
  11. illfitting

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