English Dictionary: ill- tempered | by the DICT Development Group |
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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]: | |
Illation \Il*la"tion\, n. [L. illatio, fr. illatus, used as p. p. of inferre to carry or bring in, but from a different root: cf. F. illation. See 1st {In-}, and {Tolerate}, and cf. {Infer}.] The act or process of inferring from premises or reasons; perception of the connection between ideas; that which is inferred; inference; deduction; conclusion. Fraudulent deductions or inconsequent illations from a false conception of things. --Sir T. Browne. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Ill-tempered \Ill`-tem"pered\, a. 1. Of bad temper; morose; crabbed; sour; peevish; fretful; quarrelsome. 2. Unhealthy; ill-conditioned. [Obs.] So ill-tempered I am grown, that I am afraid I shall catch cold, while all the world is afraid to melt away. --Pepys. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Ill-timed \Ill"-timed`\, a. Done, attempted, or said, at an unsuitable or unpropitious time. | |
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Illude \Il*lude"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Illuded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Illuding}.] [L. illudere, illusum; pref. il- in + ludere to play: cf. OF. illuder. See {Ludicrous}.] To play upon by artifice; to deceive; to mock; to excite and disappoint the hopes of. | |
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Iulidan \I*u"li*dan\, n. [See {Iulus}.] (Zo[94]l.) One of the {Iulid[91]}, a family of myriapods, of which the genus {Iulus} is the type. See {Iulus}. |