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  • 1ill manners — noun poor manners, rudeness. See Also: ill mannered …

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  • 2ill — /il/, adj., worse, worst, n., adv. adj. 1. of unsound physical or mental health; unwell; sick: She felt ill, so her teacher sent her to the nurse. 2. objectionable; unsatisfactory; poor; faulty: ill manners. 3. hostile; unkindly: ill feeling. 4.… …

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  • 3ill — [[t]ɪl[/t]] adj. worse, worst, n. adv. 1) pat of unsound physical or mental health; unwell; sick 2) objectionable; faulty: ill manners[/ex] 3) hostile; unkindly: ill feeling[/ex] 4) evil; wicked: of ill repute[/ex] 5) unfavorable; adverse: ill… …

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  • 4ill — /ɪl / (say il) adjective (worse, worst) 1. physically disordered, as the health; unwell, sick, or indisposed. 2. evil, wicked, or bad: ill repute. 3. objectionable, unsatisfactory, poor, or faulty: ill manners. 4. hostile or unkindly: ill feeling …

  • 5ill — I. adjective (worse; worst) Etymology: Middle English, from Old Norse illr Date: 12th century 1. a. chiefly Scottish immoral, vicious b. resulting from, accompanied by, or indicative of an evil or malevolent intention < ill deeds > …

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  • 6ill — 1. adjective 1) she was feeling rather ill Syn: unwell, sick, not (very) well, ailing, poorly, sickly, peaked, indisposed, infirm; out of sorts, not oneself, bad, off, in a bad way, far gone; bedridden, valetudinarian …

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  • 7ill-breeding — n. Impoliteness, incivility, rudeness, discourtesy, ill manners, coarseness, uncouthness, gaucherie …

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  • 8ill-mannered — ill manneredly, adv. ill manneredness, n. /il man euhrd/, adj. having bad or poor manners; impolite; discourteous; rude. [1375 1425; late ME; see ILL, MANNERED] Syn. unpolished, crude, uncivil. * * * …

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  • 9ill-mannered — ill′ man′nered adj. having bad or poor manners; impolite • Etymology: 1375–1425 ill′ man′nered•ly, adv. ill′ man′nered•ness, n …

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  • 10ill´-man´nered|ness — ill man|nered «IHL MAN uhrd», adjective. having or showing bad manners; impolite; rude. SYNONYM(S): unmannerly, discourteous. –ill´ man´nered|ly, adverb. –ill´ man´nered|ness, noun …

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