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. “The i...
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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. “The i...
Ill″–nur′tured (?), a. Ill-bred. Shak.
Ill′–o″mened (?), a. Having unlucky omens; inauspicious. See Note under Ill, adv.
Ill″–starred′ (?), a. Fated to be unfortunate; unlucky; as, an ill-starred man or day.
Ill′–tem″pered (?), a. 1. Of bad temper; morose; crabbed; sour; peevish; fretful; quarrelsome.2. Unhealthy; ill-conditioned.So ill-tempered I am grown, that I am afraid I shall ...
Ill″–timed′ (?), a. Done, attempted, or said, at an unsuitable or unpropitious time.
Ill′–used″ (?), a. Misapplied; treated badly.
Ill′–will″ (?). See under Ill, a.
Ill′–wish″er (?), n. One who wishes ill to another; an enemy.
Il‐lab″ile (?), a. Incapable of falling or erring; infalliable. — Il′la‐bil″i‐ty (#), n.
Il‐lac″er‐a‐ble (?), a. [L. illacerabilis: cf. F. illacérable. See In- not, and Lacerable.] Not lacerable; incapable of being torn or rent.
Il‐lac″ry‐ma‐ble (?), a. [L. illacrimabilis; pref. il- not + lacrimabilis worthy of tears.] Incapable of weeping. Bailey.
Il‐laps″a‐ble (?), a. [Pref. il- not + lapsable.] Incapable of slipping, or of error.Morally immutable and illapsable. Glanvill.
Il‐lapse″ (?), 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; — usual...
Il‐lapse″, n. [L. illapsus. See Illapse, v. i.] A gliding in; an immisson or entrance of one thing into another; also, a sudden descent or attack. Akenside.They sit silent... wa...
Il‐la″que‐a‐ble (?), a. Capable of being insnared or entrapped. Cudworth.
Il‐la″que‐ate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Illaqueated (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Illaqueating.] [L. illaqueatus, p. p. of illaqueare; pref. il- in + laqueare to insnare, fr. laqueus, noose...
Il‐la′que‐a″tion (?), n. 1. The act of catching or insnaring. Sir T. Browne.2. A snare; a trap. Johnson.
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....
Il″la‐tive (?), a. [L. illativus: cf. F. illatif.] Relating to, dependent on, or denoting, illation; inferential; conclusive; as, an illative consequence or proposition; an illa...
Il″la‐tive, n. An illative particle, as for, because.
Il″la‐tive‐ly, adv. By inference; as an illative; in an illative manner.
Il‐laud″a‐ble (?), a. [L. illaudabilis. See In- not, and Laudable.] Not laudable; not praise-worthy; worthy of censure or disapprobation. Milton.— Il‐laud″a‐bly, adv.Broome.
Il‐lec′e‐bra″tion (?), n. [See Illecebrous.] Allurement. T. Brown.
Il‐lec″e‐brous (?), a. [L. illecebrosus, fr. illecebra allurement, fr. illicere to allure.] Alluring; attractive; enticing. Sir T. Elyot.
Il‐le″gal (?), a. [Pref. il- not + legal: cf. F. illégal.] Not according to, or authorized by, law; specif., contrary to, or in violation of, human law; unlawful; illicit; hence...
Il′le‐gal″i‐ty (?), n.; pl.Illegalities (#). [Cf. F. illégalité.] The quality or condition of being illegal; unlawfulness; as, the illegality of trespass or of false imprisonmen...