ill
     adj 1: not in good physical or mental health; "ill from the
            monotony of his suffering" [syn: {sick}] [ant: {well}]
     2: resulting in suffering or adversity; "ill effects"; "it's an
        ill wind that blows no good"
     3: distressing; "ill manners"; "of ill repute"
     4: indicating hostility or enmity; "you certainly did me an ill
        turn"; "ill feelings"; "ill will"
     5: presaging ill-fortune; "ill omens"; "ill predictions"; "my
        words with inauspicious thunderings shook heaven"-
        P.B.Shelley; "a dead and ominous silence prevailed"; "a
        by-election at a time highly unpropitious for the
        Government" [syn: {inauspicious}, {ominous}]
     n : an often persistent bodily disorder or disease; a cause for
         complaining [syn: {ailment}, {complaint}]
     adv 1: (`ill' is often used as a combining form) in a poor or
            improper or unsatisfactory manner; not well; "he was
            ill prepared"; "it ill befits a man to betray old
            friends"; "the car runs badly"; "he performed badly on
            the exam"; "the team played poorly"; "ill-fitting
            clothes"; "an ill-conceived plan" [syn: {badly}, {poorly}]
            [ant: {well}]
     2: unfavorably or with disapproval; "tried not to speak ill of
        the dead"; "thought badly of him for his lack of concern"
        [syn: {badly}] [ant: {well}]
     3: with difficulty or inconvenience; scarcely or hardly; "we
        can ill afford to buy a new car just now"
Source: WordNet® 2.0