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Ill

Contrary to good, in a physical sense; contrary or opposed to advantage, happiness, etc.; bad; evil; unfortunate; disagreeable; unfavorable.

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Afflicted 84% connected

of Afflict

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Afflicted 84% connected

of Afflict

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Aguish 84% connected

Having the qualities of an ague; somewhat cold or shivering; chilly; shaky.

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Aguish 84% connected

Having the qualities of an ague; somewhat cold or shivering; chilly; shaky.

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Ailing 84% connected

of Ail

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Ailing 84% connected

of Ail

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Bad 84% connected

Bade.

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Bad 84% connected

Bade.

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Bedrid 84% connected

Alt. of Bedridden

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Bedrid 84% connected

Alt. of Bedridden

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Bedridden 84% connected

Confined to the bed by sickness or infirmity.

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Bedridden 84% connected

Confined to the bed by sickness or infirmity.

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Bilious 84% connected

Of or pertaining to the bile.

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Bilious 84% connected

Of or pertaining to the bile.

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Bronchitic 84% connected

Of or pertaining to bronchitis; as, bronchitic inflammation.

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Bronchitic 84% connected

Of or pertaining to bronchitis; as, bronchitic inflammation.

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Consumptive 84% connected

Of or pertaining to consumption; having the quality of consuming, or dissipating; destructive; wasting.

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Consumptive 84% connected

Of or pertaining to consumption; having the quality of consuming, or dissipating; destructive; wasting.

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Convalescent 84% connected

Recovering from sickness or debility; partially restored to health or strength.

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Convalescent 84% connected

Recovering from sickness or debility; partially restored to health or strength.

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Delirious 84% connected

Having a delirium; wandering in mind; light-headed; insane; raving; wild; as, a delirious patient; delirious fancies.

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Delirious 84% connected

Having a delirium; wandering in mind; light-headed; insane; raving; wild; as, a delirious patient; delirious fancies.

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Diabetic 84% connected

Alt. of Diabetical

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Diabetic 84% connected

Alt. of Diabetical

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Dizzy 84% connected

Having in the head a sensation of whirling, with a tendency to fall; vertiginous; giddy; hence, confused; indistinct.

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Dizzy 84% connected

Having in the head a sensation of whirling, with a tendency to fall; vertiginous; giddy; hence, confused; indistinct.

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Dyspeptic 84% connected

Alt. of Dyspeptical

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Dyspeptic 84% connected

Alt. of Dyspeptical

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Faint 84% connected

Lacking strength; weak; languid; inclined to swoon; as, faint with fatigue, hunger, or thirst.

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Faint 84% connected

Lacking strength; weak; languid; inclined to swoon; as, faint with fatigue, hunger, or thirst.

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Feverish 84% connected

Having a fever; suffering from, or affected with, a moderate degree of fever; showing increased heat and thirst; as, the patient is feverish.

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Feverish 84% connected

Having a fever; suffering from, or affected with, a moderate degree of fever; showing increased heat and thirst; as, the patient is feverish.

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Feverous 84% connected

Affected with fever or ague; feverish.

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Feverous 84% connected

Affected with fever or ague; feverish.

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Funny 84% connected

Droll; comical; amusing; laughable.

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Funny 84% connected

Droll; comical; amusing; laughable.

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Giddy 84% connected

Having in the head a sensation of whirling or reeling about; having lost the power of preserving the balance of the body, and therefore wavering and…

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Giddy 84% connected

Having in the head a sensation of whirling or reeling about; having lost the power of preserving the balance of the body, and therefore wavering and…

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Gouty 84% connected

Diseased with, or subject to, the gout; as, a gouty person; a gouty joint.

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Gouty 84% connected

Diseased with, or subject to, the gout; as, a gouty person; a gouty joint.

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Green 84% connected

Having the color of grass when fresh and growing; resembling that color of the solar spectrum which is between the yellow and the blue; verdant; emer…

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Green 84% connected

Having the color of grass when fresh and growing; resembling that color of the solar spectrum which is between the yellow and the blue; verdant; emer…

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Harmful 84% connected

Full of harm; injurious; hurtful; mischievous.

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Harmful 84% connected

Full of harm; injurious; hurtful; mischievous.

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Hostile 84% connected

Belonging or appropriate to an enemy; showing the disposition of an enemy; showing ill will and malevolence, or a desire to thwart and injure; occupi…

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Hostile 84% connected

Belonging or appropriate to an enemy; showing the disposition of an enemy; showing ill will and malevolence, or a desire to thwart and injure; occupi…

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Indisposed 84% connected

of Indispose

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Indisposed 84% connected

of Indispose

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Light 84% connected

That agent, force, or action in nature by the operation of which upon the organs of sight, objects are rendered visible or luminous.

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Light 84% connected

That agent, force, or action in nature by the operation of which upon the organs of sight, objects are rendered visible or luminous.

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Light-headed 84% connected

Disordered in the head; dizzy; delirious.

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Light-headed 84% connected

Disordered in the head; dizzy; delirious.

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Livery 84% connected

The act of delivering possession of lands or tenements.

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Livery 84% connected

The act of delivering possession of lands or tenements.

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Nauseated 84% connected

of Nauseate

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Nauseated 84% connected

of Nauseate

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Nauseous 84% connected

Causing, or fitted to cause, nausea; sickening; loathsome; disgusting; exciting abhorrence; as, a nauseous drug or medicine.

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Nauseous 84% connected

Causing, or fitted to cause, nausea; sickening; loathsome; disgusting; exciting abhorrence; as, a nauseous drug or medicine.

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Palsied 84% connected

Affected with palsy; paralyzed.

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Palsied 84% connected

Affected with palsy; paralyzed.

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Paralytic 84% connected

Of or pertaining to paralysis; resembling paralysis.

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Paralytic 84% connected

Of or pertaining to paralysis; resembling paralysis.

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Paralyzed 84% connected

of Paralyze

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Paralyzed 84% connected

of Paralyze

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Peaked 84% connected

of Peak

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Peaked 84% connected

of Peak

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Poorly 84% connected

In a poor manner or condition; without plenty, or sufficiency, or suitable provision for comfort; as, to live poorly.

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Poorly 84% connected

In a poor manner or condition; without plenty, or sufficiency, or suitable provision for comfort; as, to live poorly.

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Queasy 84% connected

Sick at the stomach; affected with nausea; inclined to vomit; qualmish.

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Queasy 84% connected

Sick at the stomach; affected with nausea; inclined to vomit; qualmish.

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Rachitic 84% connected

Of or pertaining to rachitis; affected by rachitis; rickety.

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Rachitic 84% connected

Of or pertaining to rachitis; affected by rachitis; rickety.

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Recovering 84% connected

of Recover

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Recovering 84% connected

of Recover

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Rickety 84% connected

Affected with rickets.

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Rickety 84% connected

Affected with rickets.

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Scrofulous 84% connected

Pertaining to scrofula, or partaking of its nature; as, scrofulous tumors; a scrofulous habit of body.

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Scrofulous 84% connected

Pertaining to scrofula, or partaking of its nature; as, scrofulous tumors; a scrofulous habit of body.

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Seasick 84% connected

Affected with seasickness.

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Seasick 84% connected

Affected with seasickness.

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Seedy 84% connected

Abounding with seeds; bearing seeds; having run to seeds.

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Seedy 84% connected

Abounding with seeds; bearing seeds; having run to seeds.

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Sick 84% connected

Affected with disease of any kind; ill; indisposed; not in health. See the Synonym under Illness.

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Sick 84% connected

Affected with disease of any kind; ill; indisposed; not in health. See the Synonym under Illness.

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Sickish 84% connected

Somewhat sick or diseased.

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Sickish 84% connected

Somewhat sick or diseased.

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Sickly 84% connected

Somewhat sick; disposed to illness; attended with disease; as, a sickly body.

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Sickly 84% connected

Somewhat sick; disposed to illness; attended with disease; as, a sickly body.

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Spastic 84% connected

Of or pertaining to spasm; spasmodic; especially, pertaining to tonic spasm; tetanic.

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Spastic 84% connected

Of or pertaining to spasm; spasmodic; especially, pertaining to tonic spasm; tetanic.

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Stricken 84% connected

Struck; smitten; wounded; as, the stricken deer.

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Stricken 84% connected

Struck; smitten; wounded; as, the stricken deer.

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Swooning 84% connected

of Swoon

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Swooning 84% connected

of Swoon

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Tubercular 84% connected

Having tubercles; affected with tubercles; tubercled; tuberculate.

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Tubercular 84% connected

Having tubercles; affected with tubercles; tubercled; tuberculate.

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Tuberculous 84% connected

Having tubercles; affected with, or characterized by, tubercles; tubercular.

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Tuberculous 84% connected

Having tubercles; affected with, or characterized by, tubercles; tubercular.

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Unwell 84% connected

Not well; indisposed; not in good health; somewhat ill; ailing.

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Unwell 84% connected

Not well; indisposed; not in good health; somewhat ill; ailing.

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Upset 84% connected

To set up; to put upright.

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Upset 84% connected

To set up; to put upright.

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Vertiginous 84% connected

Turning round; whirling; rotary; revolving; as, vertiginous motion.

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Vertiginous 84% connected

Turning round; whirling; rotary; revolving; as, vertiginous motion.

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Broader term 2

Disorder 76% connected

Want of order or regular disposition; lack of arrangement; confusion; disarray; as, the troops were thrown into disorder; the papers are in disorder.

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Upset 76% connected

To set up; to put upright.

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Pip 76% connected

A contagious disease of fowls, characterized by hoarseness, discharge from the nostrils and eyes, and an accumulation of mucus in the mouth, forming…

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Derivationally related 2

Illness 74% connected

The condition of being ill, evil, or bad; badness; unfavorableness.

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Illness 74% connected

The condition of being ill, evil, or bad; badness; unfavorableness.

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Bad 66% connected

Bade.

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Unfit 66% connected

To make unsuitable or incompetent; to deprive of the strength, skill, or proper qualities for anything; to disable; to incapacitate; to disqualify; a…

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Unfit 66% connected

To make unsuitable or incompetent; to deprive of the strength, skill, or proper qualities for anything; to disable; to incapacitate; to disqualify; a…

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Ailment 92% connected

Indisposition; morbid affection of the body; -- not applied ordinarily to acute diseases.

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Badly 92% connected

In a bad manner; poorly; not well; unskillfully; imperfectly; unfortunately; grievously; so as to cause harm; disagreeably; seriously.

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Complaint 92% connected

Expression of grief, regret, pain, censure, or resentment; lamentation; murmuring; accusation; fault-finding.

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Inauspicious 92% connected

Not auspicious; ill-omened; unfortunate; unlucky; unfavorable.

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Ominous 92% connected

Of or pertaining to an omen or to omens; being or exhibiting an omen; significant; portentous; -- formerly used both in a favorable and unfavorable s…

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Poorly 92% connected

In a poor manner or condition; without plenty, or sufficiency, or suitable provision for comfort; as, to live poorly.

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Sick 92% connected

Affected with disease of any kind; ill; indisposed; not in health. See the Synonym under Illness.

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Well 94% connected

An issue of water from the earth; a spring; a fountain.

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Well 94% connected

An issue of water from the earth; a spring; a fountain.

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