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ˈill-ˈfaring, a. [f. ill adv. + faring ppl. a.] Faring badly, in bad condition; ill-conditioned. Hence † ˌill-ˈfaringly adv., in an ill-conditioned manner.a 1400 Sir Perc. 848 Siche ille farande fare. 1580 Sidney Arcadia iii. Wks. 1725 II. 627 The ill-faring word of farewel. 1589 Puttenham Eng. Poes...
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ill- in combination. A. General uses. I. From ill adj. 1. a. In attributive relation: see ill a. 9; also ill blood, ill breeding, illfare, ill humour, ill luck, ill nature, ill-usage, ill will. b. Parasynthetic compounds: see 8. II. From ill n. 2. Objective and obj. genitive, as † ill-abearing (endu...
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