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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When it comes to housing, poverty, healthcare and streets occupied by people who are addicted or mentally ill, the failures go back decades, touch all levels of government, and cross party lines.
From Los Angeles Times • May 30, 2026
Those figures bode ill for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics, whose organizers are also counting on a robust flow of foreign visitors.
From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026
It was not until the day after her Manchester United team won the FA Cup final at Wembley in May 2024 that she learned he was ill.
From BBC • May 26, 2026
Many residents hide sick relatives from health workers, inadvertently infecting themselves through contact with the sweat and blood of the ill.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026
They were pouring out the door now, leaning on the arms of nurses and hospital helpers, the old, the ill.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
