English Dictionary: ill-natured | by the DICT Development Group |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Nature \Na"ture\ (?; 135), n. [F., fr. L. natura, fr. natus born, produced, p. p. of nasci to be born. See {Nation}.] 1. The existing system of things; the world of matter, or of matter and mind; the creation; the universe. But looks through nature up to nature's God. --Pope. Nature has caprices which art can not imitate. --Macaulay. 2. The personified sum and order of causes and effects; the powers which produce existing phenomena, whether in the total or in detail; the agencies which carry on the processes of creation or of being; -- often conceived of as a single and separate entity, embodying the total of all finite agencies and forces as disconnected from a creating or ordering intelligence. I oft admire How Nature, wise and frugal, could commit Such disproportions. --Milton. 3. The established or regular course of things; usual order of events; connection of cause and effect. 4. Conformity to that which is natural, as distinguished from that which is artifical, or forced, or remote from actual experience. One touch of nature makes the whole world kin. --Shak. 5. The sum of qualities and attributes which make a person or thing what it is, as distinct from others; native character; inherent or essential qualities or attributes; peculiar constitution or quality of being. Thou, therefore, whom thou only canst redeem, Their nature also to thy nature join, And be thyself man among men on earth. --Milton. 6. Hence: Kind, sort; character; quality. A dispute of this nature caused mischief. --Dryden. 7. Physical constitution or existence; the vital powers; the natural life. [bd]My days of nature.[b8] --Shak. Oppressed nature sleeps. --Shak. 8. Natural affection or reverence. Have we not seen The murdering son ascend his parent's bed, Through violated nature foce his way? --Pope. 9. Constitution or quality of mind or character. A born devil, on whose nature Nurture can never stick. --Shak. That reverence which is due to a superior nature. --Addison. {Good nature}, {Ill nature}. see under {Good} and {Ill}. {In a state of nature}. (a) Naked as when born; nude. (b) In a condition of sin; unregenerate. (c) Untamed; uncvilized. {Nature printng}, a process of printing from metallic or other plates which have received an impression, as by heavy pressure, of an object such as a leaf, lace, or the like. {Nature worship}, the worship of the personified powers of nature. {To pay the debt of nature}, to die. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Ill \Ill\, a. [The regular comparative and superlative are wanting, their places being supplied by worseand worst, from another root.] [OE. ill, ille, Icel. illr; akin to Sw. illa, adv., Dan. ilde, adv.] 1. Contrary to good, in a physical sense; contrary or opposed to advantage, happiness, etc.; bad; evil; unfortunate; disagreeable; unfavorable. Neither is it ill air only that maketh an ill seat, but ill ways, ill markets, and ill neighbors. --Bacon. There 's some ill planet reigns. --Shak. 2. Contrary to good, in a moral sense; evil; wicked; wrong; iniquitious; naughtly; bad; improper. Of his own body he was ill, and gave The clergy ill example. --Shak. 3. Sick; indisposed; unwell; diseased; disordered; as, ill of a fever. I am in health, I breathe, and see thee ill. --Shak. 4. Not according with rule, fitness, or propriety; incorrect; rude; unpolished; inelegant. That 's an ill phrase. --Shak. {Ill at ease}, uneasy; uncomfortable; anxious. [bd]I am very ill at ease.[b8] --Shak. {Ill blood}, enmity; resentment. {Ill breeding}, want of good breeding; rudeness. {Ill fame}, ill or bad repute; as, a house of ill fame, a house where lewd persons meet for illicit intercourse. {Ill humor}, a disagreeable mood; bad temper. {Ill nature}, bad disposition or temperament; sullenness; esp., a disposition to cause unhappiness to others. {Ill temper}, anger; moroseness; crossness. {Ill turn}. (a) An unkind act. (b) A slight attack of illness. [Colloq. U.S.] {Ill will}, unkindness; enmity; malevolence. Syn: Bad; evil; wrong; wicked; sick; unwell. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Illimitable \Il*lim"it*a*ble\, a. [Pref. il- not + limitable: cf. F. illimitable.] Incapable of being limited or bounded; immeasurable; limitless; boundless; as, illimitable space. The wild, the irregular, the illimitable, and the luxuriant, have their appropriate force of beauty. --De Quincey. Syn: Boundless; limitless; unlimited; unbounded; immeasurable; infinite; immense; vast. -- {Il*lim"it*a*ble*ness}, n. -- {Il*lim"it*a*bly}, adv. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Illimitable \Il*lim"it*a*ble\, a. [Pref. il- not + limitable: cf. F. illimitable.] Incapable of being limited or bounded; immeasurable; limitless; boundless; as, illimitable space. The wild, the irregular, the illimitable, and the luxuriant, have their appropriate force of beauty. --De Quincey. Syn: Boundless; limitless; unlimited; unbounded; immeasurable; infinite; immense; vast. -- {Il*lim"it*a*ble*ness}, n. -- {Il*lim"it*a*bly}, adv. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Illimitable \Il*lim"it*a*ble\, a. [Pref. il- not + limitable: cf. F. illimitable.] Incapable of being limited or bounded; immeasurable; limitless; boundless; as, illimitable space. The wild, the irregular, the illimitable, and the luxuriant, have their appropriate force of beauty. --De Quincey. Syn: Boundless; limitless; unlimited; unbounded; immeasurable; infinite; immense; vast. -- {Il*lim"it*a*ble*ness}, n. -- {Il*lim"it*a*bly}, adv. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Illimitation \Il*lim`it*a"tion\, n. [Pref. il- not + limitation: cf. F. illimitation.] State of being illimitable; want of, or freedom from, limitation. --Bp. Hall. | |
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Illimited \Il*lim"it*ed\, a. Not limited; interminable. --Bp. Hall. -- {Il*lim"it*ed*ness}, n. The absoluteness and illimitedness of his commission was generally much spoken of. --Clarendon. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Illimited \Il*lim"it*ed\, a. Not limited; interminable. --Bp. Hall. -- {Il*lim"it*ed*ness}, n. The absoluteness and illimitedness of his commission was generally much spoken of. --Clarendon. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Illinition \Il`li*ni"tion\, n. [L. illinire, illinere, to besmear; pref. il- in, on + linire, linere, to smear.] 1. A smearing or rubbing in or on; also, that which is smeared or rubbed on, as ointment or liniment. 2. A thin crust of some extraneous substance formed on minerals. [R.] A thin crust or illinition of black manganese. --Kirwan. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Ill-natured \Ill`-na"tured\, a. 1. Of habitual bad temper; peevish; fractious; cross; crabbed; surly; as, an ill-natured person. 2. Dictated by, or indicating, ill nature; spiteful. [bd]The ill-natured task refuse.[b8] --Addison. 3. Intractable; not yielding to culture. [R.] [bd]Ill-natured land.[b8] --J. Philips. -- {Ill`-na"tured*ly}, adv. -- {Ill`-na"tured*ness}, n. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Ill-natured \Ill`-na"tured\, a. 1. Of habitual bad temper; peevish; fractious; cross; crabbed; surly; as, an ill-natured person. 2. Dictated by, or indicating, ill nature; spiteful. [bd]The ill-natured task refuse.[b8] --Addison. 3. Intractable; not yielding to culture. [R.] [bd]Ill-natured land.[b8] --J. Philips. -- {Ill`-na"tured*ly}, adv. -- {Ill`-na"tured*ness}, n. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Ill-natured \Ill`-na"tured\, a. 1. Of habitual bad temper; peevish; fractious; cross; crabbed; surly; as, an ill-natured person. 2. Dictated by, or indicating, ill nature; spiteful. [bd]The ill-natured task refuse.[b8] --Addison. 3. Intractable; not yielding to culture. [R.] [bd]Ill-natured land.[b8] --J. Philips. -- {Ill`-na"tured*ly}, adv. -- {Ill`-na"tured*ness}, n. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Illume \Il*lume"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Illumed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Illuming}.] [Cf. F. illuminer. See {Illuminate}.] To throw or spread light upon; to make light or bright; to illuminate; to illumine. --Shak. The mountain's brow, Illumed with fluid gold. --Thomson. |