ill+at+ease

  • 51ill — /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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  • 52ill — adj. 1) to be taken ill 2) to fall ill 3) desperately, gravely, seriously; incurably, terminally ill 4) emotionally; mentally; physically ill 5) ill with (she is ill with a tropical disease) 6) (misc.) ill at ease ( uncomfortable ) * * * [ɪl]… …

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  • 53ease — ease1 [ iz ] verb ** ▸ 1 make less severe ▸ 2 move slowly & carefully ▸ 3 about rule/punishment ▸ 4 make process easier ▸ 5 about bad weather ▸ 6 become more relaxed ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) transitive to make a problem, bad situation, or pain less… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 54ease */*/ — I UK [iːz] / US [ɪz] noun [uncountable] 1) a) the ability to do something easily with ease: Young children seem to master computer games with ease. We completed the climb with relative ease (= fairly easily). b) the fact that something is easy to …

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  • 55ease — [iːz] noun [U] I the ability to do something easily, or the fact that something is easy Ant: difficulty Children usually master computer games with ease.[/ex] • at ease confident and relaxed[/ex] ill at ease not confident or relaxed[/ex] II verb… …

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  • 56ill — adj., adv., & n. adj. 1 (usu. predic.; often foll. by with) out of health; sick (is ill; was taken ill with pneumonia; mentally ill people). 2 (of health) unsound, disordered. 3 wretched, unfavourable (ill fortune; ill luck). 4 harmful (ill… …

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  • 57ill — [[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… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 58ill — 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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  • 59ill — /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 …

  • 60ease — See: AT EASE or AT ONE S EASE, ILL AT EASE …

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