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n. 1. Whatever annoys or impairs happiness, or prevents success; evil of any kind; misfortune; calamity; disease; pain; as, the ills of humanity. [ 1913 Webster ]

Who can all sense of others' ills escape
Is but a brute at best in human shape. Tate. [ 1913 Webster ]

That makes us rather bear those ills we have
Than fly to others that we know not of. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Whatever is contrary to good, in a moral sense; wickedness; depravity; iniquity; wrong; evil. [ 1913 Webster ]

Strong virtue, like strong nature, struggles still,
Exerts itself, and then throws off the ill. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ The regular comparative and superlative are wanting, their places being supplied by worse nd 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. [ 1913 Webster ]

Neither is it ill air only that maketh an ill seat, but ill ways, ill markets, and ill neighbors. Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]

There 's some ill planet reigns. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Contrary to good, in a moral sense; evil; wicked; wrong; iniquitious; naughtly; bad; improper. [ 1913 Webster ]

Of his own body he was ill, and gave
The clergy ill example. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Sick; indisposed; unwell; diseased; disordered; as, ill of a fever. [ 1913 Webster ]

I am in health, I breathe, and see thee ill. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. Not according with rule, fitness, or propriety; incorrect; rude; unpolished; inelegant. [ 1913 Webster ]

That 's an ill phrase. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

Ill at ease, uneasy; uncomfortable; anxious. “I am very ill at ease.” Shak. --
Ill blood, enmity; resentment; bad blood. --
Ill breeding, lack 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. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Incapable of falling or erring; infalliable. [ Obs. ] -- Il`la*bil"i*ty n. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]

a. [ L. illacerabilis: cf. F. illacérable. See In- not, and Lacerable. ] Not lacerable; incapable of being torn or rent. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. illacrimabilis; pref. il- not + lacrimabilis worthy of tears. ] Incapable of weeping. [ Obs. ] Bailey. [ 1913 Webster ]

prop. n. A mountian in Bolivia, 20, 873 feet high. [ proper name ] [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. [ Pref. il- not + lapsable. ] Incapable of slipping, or of error. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Morally immutable and illapsable. Glanvill. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Illapsed p. pr. & vb. n. Illapsing. ] [ L. illapsus, p. p. of illabi; pref. il- in + labi to fall, slide. ] To fall or glide; to pass; -- usually followed by into. Cheyne. [ 1913 Webster ]