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  • 61ill´-fa´vored|ly — ill fa|vored «IHL FAY vuhrd», adjective. 1. not pleasant to look at; ugly: »a poor virgin, Sir, an ill favored thing, sir, but mine own (Shakespeare). SYNONYM(S): uncomely. 2. unpleasant; offensive: »O, what a world of vile ill favour d faults ( …

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  • 62ill-fa|vored — «IHL FAY vuhrd», adjective. 1. not pleasant to look at; ugly: »a poor virgin, Sir, an ill favored thing, sir, but mine own (Shakespeare). SYNONYM(S): uncomely. 2. unpleasant; offensive: »O, what a world of vile ill favour d faults ( …

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  • 63ill´-na´tured|ness — ill na|tured «IHL NAY chuhrd», adjective. having or showing ill nature; cross; disagreeable; spiteful; churlish: »The lonely, spiteful old lady was always retailing the latest ill natured gossip. SYNONYM(S): surly, malevolent. –ill´ na´tured|ly,… …

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  • 64ill´-na´tured|ly — ill na|tured «IHL NAY chuhrd», adjective. having or showing ill nature; cross; disagreeable; spiteful; churlish: »The lonely, spiteful old lady was always retailing the latest ill natured gossip. SYNONYM(S): surly, malevolent. –ill´ na´tured|ly,… …

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  • 65ill-na|tured — «IHL NAY chuhrd», adjective. having or showing ill nature; cross; disagreeable; spiteful; churlish: »The lonely, spiteful old lady was always retailing the latest ill natured gossip. SYNONYM(S): surly, malevolent. –ill´ na´tured|ly, adverb. –ill´ …

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  • 66ill repute — see ↑repute • • • Main Entry: ↑ill ill repute : bad reputation She was a woman of ill repute. [=prostitute, whore] a house of ill repute [=brothel, whorehouse] • • • Main Entry: ↑ …

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  • 67ill afford — ◇ If you can ill afford something, you should not do it or get it because it will cause problems. We can ill afford more bad publicity. She bought a new car, which she could ill afford. • • • Main Entry: ↑ill …

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  • 68ill-gotten gains — {n. phr.} Goods or money obtained in an illegal or immoral fashion. * /The jailed criminal had plenty of time to think about his ill gotten gains./ …

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  • 69ill-gotten gains — {n. phr.} Goods or money obtained in an illegal or immoral fashion. * /The jailed criminal had plenty of time to think about his ill gotten gains./ …

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  • 70Ill-boding — Ill bod ing, a. Boding evil; inauspicious; ill omened. Ill boding stars. Shak. [1913 Webster] …

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