ill - sick — Ill and sick are both used to say that someone has a disease or some other problem with their health. Davis is ill. ...a sick child. Your uncle is very sick. Most British speakers do not use … Useful english dictionary
ill — ill, sick Ill and sick share responsibilities in peculiar ways, and are not always interchangeable. To begin with, ill is more usually predicative (placed after a verb, as in She was ill), whereas sick occurs naturally in attributive position… … Modern English usage
sick — ill, sick Ill and sick share responsibilities in peculiar ways, and are not always interchangeable. To begin with, ill is more usually predicative (placed after a verb, as in She was ill), whereas sick occurs naturally in attributive position… … Modern English usage
sick´en|ing|ly — sick|en|ing «SIHK uh nihng, SIHK nihng», adjective. 1. making sick; causing nausea, faintness, disgust, or loathing: »a sickening sight;…with monstrous head and sickening cry [the donkey] (G. K. Chesterton). SYNONYM(S): repulsive, offensive. 2.… … Useful english dictionary
sick|en|ing — «SIHK uh nihng, SIHK nihng», adjective. 1. making sick; causing nausea, faintness, disgust, or loathing: »a sickening sight;…with monstrous head and sickening cry [the donkey] (G. K. Chesterton). SYNONYM(S): repulsive, offensive. 2. becoming… … Useful english dictionary
ill — /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.… … Universalium
ill — [[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
sick — [[t]sɪ̱k[/t]] ♦♦♦ sicker, sickest 1) ADJ GRADED If you are sick, you are ill. Sick usually means physically ill, but it can sometimes be used to mean mentally ill. He s very sick. He needs medication... She found herself with two small children,… … English dictionary
sick-abed — adjective confined to bed (by illness) • Syn: ↑bedfast, ↑bedridden, ↑bedrid • Similar to: ↑ill, ↑sick * * * I. ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ adjective … Useful english dictionary
sick — See ill. See ill, sick … Dictionary of problem words and expressions
