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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Ill \Ill\ ([i^]l), a. [The regular comparative and superlative
     are wanting, their places being supplied by worseand worst,
     from another root.] [OE. ill, ille, Icel. illr; akin to Sw.
     illa, adv., Dan. ilde, adv.]
     1. Contrary to good, in a physical sense; contrary or opposed
        to advantage, happiness, etc.; bad; evil; unfortunate;
        disagreeable; unfavorable.
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              Neither is it ill air only that maketh an ill seat,
              but ill ways, ill markets, and ill neighbors.
                                                    --Bacon.
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              There 's some ill planet reigns.      --Shak.
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     2. Contrary to good, in a moral sense; evil; wicked; wrong;
        iniquitious; naughtly; bad; improper.
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              Of his own body he was ill, and gave
              The clergy ill example.               --Shak.
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     3. Sick; indisposed; unwell; diseased; disordered; as, ill of
        a fever.
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              I am in health, I breathe, and see thee ill. --Shak.
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     4. Not according with rule, fitness, or propriety; incorrect;
        rude; unpolished; inelegant.
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              That 's an ill phrase.                --Shak.
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     Ill at ease, uneasy; uncomfortable; anxious. ``I am very
        ill at ease.'' --Shak.
  
     Ill blood, enmity; resentment; bad blood.
  
     Ill breeding, lack of good breeding; rudeness.
  
     Ill fame, ill or bad repute; as, a house of ill fame, a
        house where lewd persons meet for illicit intercourse.
  
     Ill humor, a disagreeable mood; bad temper.
  
     Ill nature, bad disposition or temperament; sullenness;
        esp., a disposition to cause unhappiness to others.
  
     Ill temper, anger; moroseness; crossness.
  
     Ill turn.
        (a) An unkind act.
        (b) A slight attack of illness. [Colloq. U.S.] -- Ill
     will, unkindness; enmity; malevolence.
  
     Syn: Bad; evil; wrong; wicked; sick; unwell.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Ill \Ill\, a. [The regular comparative and superlative are
     wanting, their places being supplied by worseand worst, from
     another root.] [OE. ill, ille, Icel. illr; akin to Sw. illa,
     adv., Dan. ilde, adv.]
     1. Contrary to good, in a physical sense; contrary or opposed
        to advantage, happiness, etc.; bad; evil; unfortunate;
        disagreeable; unfavorable.
  
              Neither is it ill air only that maketh an ill seat,
              but ill ways, ill markets, and ill neighbors.
                                                    --Bacon.
  
              There 's some ill planet reigns.      --Shak.
  
     2. Contrary to good, in a moral sense; evil; wicked; wrong;
        iniquitious; naughtly; bad; improper.
  
              Of his own body he was ill, and gave The clergy ill
              example.                              --Shak.
  
     3. Sick; indisposed; unwell; diseased; disordered; as, ill of
        a fever.
  
              I am in health, I breathe, and see thee ill. --Shak.
  
     4. Not according with rule, fitness, or propriety; incorrect;
        rude; unpolished; inelegant.
  
              That 's an ill phrase.                --Shak.
  
     Ill at ease, uneasy; uncomfortable; anxious. ``I am very
        ill at ease.'' --Shak.
  
     Ill blood, enmity; resentment.
  
     Ill breeding, want of good breeding; rudeness.
  
     Ill fame, ill or bad repute; as, a house of ill fame, a
        house where lewd persons meet for illicit intercourse.
  
     Ill humor, a disagreeable mood; bad temper.
  
     Ill nature, bad disposition or temperament; sullenness;
        esp., a disposition to cause unhappiness to others.
  
     Ill temper, anger; moroseness; crossness.
  
     Ill turn.
        (a) An unkind act.
        (b) A slight attack of illness. [Colloq. U.S.]
  
     Ill will, unkindness; enmity; malevolence.
  
     Syn: Bad; evil; wrong; wicked; sick; unwell.

From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 :   [ freedict:eng-hun ]

  ill blood /ˈɪl blˈʌd/
  1. rossz vér
  2. viszálykodás

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