What does ill. mean?
Ill. means (obsolete) Evil; wicked (of people)..
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/ɪl/ · adjective
(obsolete) Evil; wicked (of people)..
St. Paul chose to magnify his office when ill men conspired to lessen it.
A man who is conscious of having an ill character, cannot justly be angry with those who neglect and slight him.
‘Go bring her. It is ill to keep a lady waiting.’
He suffered from ill treatment.
ill manners; ill will
[…]his lordship was out of humour. That was the way Chollacombe described as knaggy an old gager as ever Charles had had the ill-fortune to serve. Stiff-rumped, that's what he was, always rubbing the rust, or riding grub, like he had been for months past.
mentally ill people
I've been ill with the flu for the past few days.
Use ill. when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Ill. means (obsolete) Evil; wicked (of people)..
Common synonyms include diseased, poorly, sick, under the weather.
Possible antonyms include fine, hale, healthy, in good health.
St. Paul chose to magnify his office when ill men conspired to lessen it.
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