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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A suspected outbreak of hantavirus, a rare but deadly disease that attacks the lungs, killed three people, and several others have become severely ill aboard a luxury cruise ship.
From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026
The deceased man's wife -- who left the ship to accompany his body to South Africa -- died there 15 days later after also falling ill, with hantavirus confirmed as the cause on May 4.
From Barron's • May 7, 2026
People ill with the Andes strain can have symptoms similar to flu - a fever, fatigue, muscle aches.
From BBC • May 7, 2026
Four babies were rushed to a Nashville, Tennessee, children’s hospital after they suddenly fell ill months apart.
From Salon • May 7, 2026
Struggling under piles of debt and in ill health, an aging Madison resolved to emancipate “his people.”
From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis
