ill
Usage
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The adjective ill is more mild than evil or wicked, and it appears mainly in certain fixed expressions: ill will; ill-natured. Evil applies to that which violates or leads to the violation of moral law: evil practices. Wicked implies willful and determined doing of what is very wrong: a wicked plan. Bad is the broadest and simplest term: a bad man; bad habits.Example Sentences
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Rachel was in Manchester when she was told her mum was gravely ill, but made it back home to Newry to say her last goodbye.
From BBC
A law to allow terminally ill adults the right to choose to end their own lives has been approved in Jersey.
From BBC
Chief executive Sarah Wootton said that the fact that every year "up to 650 terminally ill people end their own lives, often in lonely and traumatic ways," proved the need for reform.
From BBC
The by-election was triggered by the resignation of now former Labour MP Andrew Gwynne on 22 January on the grounds of ill health.
From BBC
But if there were any feelings of ill will, they melted away when Duane handed him the present, complete with the yellow ribbon bow.
From Literature
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
