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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His daughter was seriously ill with cancer, could she help him out with some money because he had had to miss a few shifts?
From BBC
But when Danny Casper fell ill with Guillain-Barré Syndrome, a rare condition in which the body’s immune system mistakenly attacks its nerves, he asked Ruohonen to temporarily join his team in his place.
From Los Angeles Times
It also proved Murphy’s glossy approach could coax viewers into considerate contemplation about systemic ills by wrapping them in celebrity skin.
From Salon
Of course, it would have been harder not to notice given the ferocity of ill feeling towards the Dane in recent weeks.
From BBC
In return he tried to make their lives comfortable, learning to cure their ills, treating their cuts and bruises as his mother treated his, combing burrs and prickles from their woolly coats.
From Literature
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
