• ILL-CANKERED
adj. 1856 Eng. dial. – evilly disposed
• ILL-CANKERT
adj. 1856 Sc. – ill-natured, cantankerous, malevolent
• ILL CHANCE
n. 1883 Eng. dial. – bad luck
• ILL-CHAT
n. 1917 Sc. – impudence
• ILLCHAY TO THE UNTFRAY!
int. 1937 US circus and carnival usage – ‘send away this sucker who’s beefing that he’s been trimmed’ (back-slang form of ‘chill (him off) to the front’ i.e. out of the way)
• ILL CHEER
n. 1876 Eng. dial. – grief
• ILL-CLECKIT
adj. 1819 Sc. – misbegotten. base-born
• ILL-CLEPPED
adj. Bk1905 Eng. dial. – ill-conditioned, surly, churlish
• ILL-COLOURED
adj. 1721 – discoloured, having a bad or unhealthy colour
• ILLCOME
adj. 1579 rare – unfortunately come or arrived; not welcome
adj. 2. 1925 Sc. – (as ‘ill-come) gained by wrongful or dishonest means, ill-gotten
adj. 3. 1958 Sc. – (as ‘ill-come’) illegitimate, bastard
• ILL-CONTENT
adj. c1489 obs. – discontented, displeased
• ILL-CONTENTED
adj. 1582 – discontented, displeased
• ILL-CONTRICKED
adj. Bk1905 Sc. – knavish
• ILL-CONTRIVED
adj. 1. 1866 Sc. & Eng. dial. – tricky, mischievous, badly-behaved, ill-tempered
adj. 2. 1897 Sc. – contradictory, intractable, contumacious
adj. 3. 1898 Sc. – awkward, clumsy
adj. 4. 1899 Sc. –awkward, badly constructed
• ILL-CONTRIVING
adj. 1880 Sc. & Eng. dial. – ill-tempered, badly behaved, tricky, mischievous
• ILL-CONVENIENCE
n. 1875 Eng. dial. – inconvenience
vb. Bk1905 Eng. dial. – to inconvenience
• ILL-CONVENIENCY
n. 1875 Eng. dial. – inconvenience
• ILL-CONVENIENT
adj. 1740 – inconvenient, ill-suiting
• ILL-COUP
n. 1878 Sc. – a mishap, a disaster
• ILL-CURPONED
adj. 1825 Sc. & Eng. dial. – ill-conditioned, surly, churlish, having a cross temper, or bad disposition
• ILL-CUSTOMED
adj. 1. 1611 – characterized by a bad custom or fashion
adj. 2. 1611 – having little custom
• I’LL DECLARE!
int. Bk1997 Amer. dial. – a common exclamation
• ILL-DEEDED
adj. 1822 Sc. & Eng. dial. – mischievous, evilly disposed
• ILL-DEEDIE
adj. 1721 Sc. & Eng. dial. – mischievous, unruly, wicked, evilly disposed
• ILL-DEEDY
adj. c1460 obs. exc. Sc. – given to evil deeds; mischievous
• ILL-DEMISED
adj. Bk1905 Eng. dial. – malevolent
• ILL DESERT
n. 1736 – the fact of deserving ill, demerit, blameworthiness
• ILL-DESERVING
adj. 1625 – deserving of ill
• ILL-DESIGNED
adj. 1824 Sc. – evilly disposed
• ILL-DIGESTION
n. 1875 Eng. dial. – indigestion
• ILL-DO
vb. 1850 Sc. – to do wrong, to behave badly
• ILL-DOER
n. 1736 Sc. – an evil-doer
• ILL-DOING
adj. 1. 1862 Sc. – badly behaved
adj. 2. Bk1905 Eng. dial. – in a bad condition; sickly
n. 1958 Sc. – misdemeanour, bad behaviour
• ILL-DONE
adj. 1828 Sc. & Eng. dial. – wrong, ill-behaved, perverse, mischievous, ill-advised
• ILL-DONE-TO
adj. Bk1905 Eng. dial. – ill-used
• ILL DREAD
n. 1820 Sc. – an apprehension of evil
• ILL-DREADED
adj. 1897 Sc. – expecting evil
• I’LL DRINK TO THAT!
int. Bk1996 Aust. sl. – expresses agreement
• ILL EASE
n. a1850 – discomfort, uneasiness
• ILL-EASED
adj. 1808 Sc. obs. – inconvenienced, put to trouble
• I’LL EAT MY HAT
phr. L18 – a statement of utter disbelief
• I’LL EAT MY OLD ROWLEY’S HAT
phr. 1837 – an asseveration stating one’s readiness to do this if an event of which one is certain should not occur; having confidence in a particular outcome
• I’LL EAT THE GOOSE THAT FATTENS ON YOUR GRAVE
phr. Bk1997 Amer. dial. – I’ll outlive you by many years
• ILLECEBRATION
n. 1624 obs. rare – the act of alluring; enticement, allurement
• ILLECEBROSE
adj. 1727 – alluring, enticing, attractive
• ILLECEBROUS
adj. 1531 obs. – alluring, enticing, attractive
• ILLECT
vb. 1529 obs. rare – to allure, to entice
• ILLECTATION
n. 1652 obs. – allurement, enticement
• ILLECTIVE
adj. 1652 obs. – attractive, enticing
n. B1900 obs. – an allurement or enticement
• ILLEGAL
adj. B1900 obs. – illegitimate
n. Bk1905 Eng. dial. – a bastard
• ILLEGAL
adj. 1961 Amer. dial. – of a child: illegitimate
• ILLEGAL TEGEL
n. 1989 NZ sl. – any native or game bird taken illegally for food
• ILLEGIBLE
adj. Bk1905 Eng. dial. – illegitimate
n. Bk1905 Eng. dial. – an illegitimate child
• ILLEGIM
n. 1900s Aust. sl. – an illegitimate child
• ILLEGIT
adj. 1910s sl. – illegitimate, criminal
n. 1. 1913 sl. – an illegitimate child
n. 2. 1954 US sl. – a person or thing of questionable legality
• ILLEGITIMATE
n. 1. 19C Aust. sl. – a free (non-convict) Australian settler
n. 2. 1823 UK criminals’ sl. obs. – a counterfeit sovereign
n. 3. M19 sl. – a poor class of costermonger looked down on by the mainstream costers, selling pea soup, sweetmeats, spice-cakes, etc.
• ILLEGITIMATE
n. Bk1903 sl. – £1
• ILLEGITIME
adj. 1502 obs. rare – illegitimate
• ILLEGITIMIS NON CARBORUNDUM!
int. E20 mock-Latin, orig. military usage – “don’t let the bastards wear you down!”
• ILLEGITS
n. 1977 US sl. – dice that have been altered for cheating
• ILLEISM
n. 1809-10 nonce word – excessive use of the pronoun ‘he’ (either in reference to another person or to oneself in the third person
• ILLEIST
n. 1832 – one who makes much use of the pronoun ‘he’, or writes of himself as ‘he’
• ILL END
n. 1887 Sc. & Eng. dial. – a bad end, a miserable death
• ILLEPID
adj. 1656 obs. rare – without delectation or grace; unpleasant; dull and unpleasant in conversation
• ILLER
adj. 1979 US sl. – worse
• ILLESED
adj. 1551 obs. rare – uninjured, unimpaired
• ILLEST
adj. 2002 US sl. – best
• ILL EYE
n. 1615 obs. – evil eye
• ILL-FACED
adj. 1. 1590 – having an unpleasing face or aspect; ugly
adj. 2. Bk1905 Eng. dial. – having an evil countenance
• ILL-FAIN
adj. 1929 Sc. – ill-disposed towards, having a dislike of
vb. 1908 Sc. – to show unkindness towards, to repulse; to look unfriendly or unpleasant
• ILL-FAIRED
adj. Bk1905 Eng. dial. – ill-favoured
• ILL-FANCIED
adj. 1716 obs. – inelegant in design
• ILL-FARAND
adj. 1836 Sc. – ugly, uncomely, untidy, unkempt, unpleasant in behaviour or appearance
• ILL-FARE
n. Bk1905 Eng. dial. – a state of need or discomfort
vb. Bk1905 Eng. dial. – to fare badly, to meet with ill-success
• ILL-FARED
adj. Bk1905 Eng. dial. – unlucky, unsuccessful
• ILL-FARRANT
adj. 1836 Sc. & Eng. dial. – ugly, uncomely, untidy, unkempt, unpleasant in behaviour or appearance
• ILL-FASH
n. 1877 Sc. – trouble, annoyance
• ILL-FASHED
adj. 1769 Sc. – troubled, annoyed, worried
• ILL-FASHIONED
adj. 1. 1871 Sc. – ill-mannered, quarrelsome
adj. 2. Bk1905 Eng. dial. – badly shaped
• ILL FASHIONS
n. 1912 Sc. – bad manners, esp. inquisitiveness
• ILL-FAURDLY
adv. 1. 1787 Sc. – meanly, in a scurvy or shabby manner
adv. 2. 1825 Sc. – –clumsily, ungracefully
• ILL-FAURED
adj. 1. a1779 Sc. – of looks, appearance, etc.: ill-favoured, ugly, uncomely, unbecoming
adj. 2. 1806 Sc. – poor in quality, unattractive, scruffy
adj. 3. 1816 Sc. – of behaviour or speech: ill-mannered, impudent, ill-tempered, coarse
adj. 4. 1820 Sc. – of things: hateful, causing abhorrence, obnoxious, unpleasant, objectionable
adj. 5. 1825 Sc. – of movement: clumsy, bungling
adj. 6. 1880 Sc. – unlucky, of bad omen
adj. 7. 1919 Sc. – of colour, dress, etc.: shabby, faded
• ILL-FAVORITED
adj. 1579 obs. rare – ill-favoured; having a bad or unpleasing appearance, aspect, or features, ill-looking, uncomely
• ILL-FAVOURED
adj. 1. 1785 Sc. – unbecoming; unmannerly; out of place
adj. 2. 1824 Sc. – unpleasant
adj. 3. 1881 Sc. – not looking well in health
adj. 4. 1895 Sc. – ill-tempered; ill-natured; mean
adj. 5. Bk1905 Sc. – clumsy
adj. 6. Bk1905 Eng. dial. – lean, ill-fed, not thriving
• ILL-FAVOUREDLY
adv. 1. 1776 Sc. – meanly
adv. 2. 1790 Sc. – clumsily; ungracefully
• ILL-FEARING
adj. Bk1905 Eng. dial. – fearing the powers of evil
• ILL-FELD
adj. 1929 Sc. – ill-natured looking, of forbidding appearance
• I’LL FILL YOUR HIDE SO FULL OF BUCKSHOT THAT IT WON’T HOLD SHUCKS
phr. 1968 Amer. dial. – a hyperbolic threat
• ILL-FITTED
adj. 1887 Sc. – having an unlucky foot, bringing bad luck with one
• ILL-FLEYED
adj. 1884 Eng. dial. – scared, frightened
• ILL FORTUNE
n. 1. 1698 UK sl. – a ninepenny piece
n. 2. Bk1903 sl. – tenpence
• ILL-FOSSERD
adj. 1929 Sc. – untidy, slovenly
• ILL FRY YOUR LIPS
phr. Bk1998 NZ sl. – a warning to be quiet
• ILLFUL
adj. 1615 obs. rare – full of evil; harmful; pernicious
• ILL-GAB
n. 1866 Sc. – insolent, impudent language
vb. 1866 Sc. – to use abusive language, to abuse a person
• ILL-GABBED
adj. 1866 Sc. –foul-mouthed; having a habit of using insolent, abusive language
• ILL-GAIN
adj. Bk1905 Eng. dial. – inconvenient
• ILL-GAISHONED
adj. 1827 Sc. – mischievous, ill-disposed
• ILL-GAIT
n. 1. 1865 Sc. – a bad habit; an evil way
n. 2. Bk1905 Eng. dial. – an awkward manner of walking
• ILL-GAITED
adj. 1. 1865 Sc. & Eng. dial. – badly behaved
adj. 2. Bk1905 Eng. dial. – clumsy in walking, unable to walk far
• ILL-GATE
adv. 1958 Sc. – badly, unluckily, contrariwise
n. 1. 1827 Sc. – the road to Hell
n. 2. 1853 Sc. – a bad habit, an evil way
n. 3. Bk1905 Eng. dial. – an awkward manner of walking
• ILL-GATED
adj. 1. 1824 Sc. – badly behaved, having bad habits, perverse
adj. 2. Bk1905 Eng. dial. – clumsy in walking, unable to walk far
• ILL-GATES
n. 1865 Sc. – dissolute behaviour; mischievousness
• I’LL GET SHOT
phr. Bk1996 Aust. sl. – I’ll get into serious trouble
• ILL-GIVEN
adj. 1. 1791 Sc. & Eng. dial. – evil-minded, ill-tempered; prone to speak or do evil
adj. 2. 1902 Sc. – niggardly, mean; wayward, stubborn
adj. 3. 1908 Sc. – continually grumbling, discontented
• ILL-GIVENESS
n. ill nature …1881 Eng. dial.
• I’LL GIVE YOU JIM SMITH!
int. L19 sl. – a threat to give someone else a beating
• I’LL GO BAIL
phr. Bk1996 Aust. sl. – I’m sure, positive!
• I’LL GO HE!
int. 1950s NZ sl. – an exclamation of surprise
phr. Bk1996 Aust. sl. – an assurance of one’s absolute faith in what one says
• I’LL GO HOPPING!
int. 20C sl. – an exclamation of amazement, approval, or admiration
• I’LL GO HOPPING TO HELL!
int. 20C sl. – an exclamation of amazement, approval, or admiration
• I’LL GO HOPPING TO HELL BACKWARDS!
int. 20C sl. – an exclamation of amazement, approval, or admiration
• I’LL GO TO THE FOOT OF OUR STAIRS!
int. 1992 Eng. dial. – an exclamation of surprise or astonishment
• ILL-GOTTEN
adj. 1. a1779 Sc. – illegitimate, born out of wedlock
adj. 2. 1880 Sc. – good-for-nothing
• ILL-GRANTET
adj. 1891 Sc. – ? badly-behaved, naughty
• ILL-GREEIN’
adj. 1903 Sc. – quarrelsome
• ILL-GRITTED
adj. Bk1905 Eng. dial. – of a bad, obstinate temper
• ILL-GUIDE
vb. 1. 1817 Sc. – to ill-treat
vb. 2. 1845 Sc. – to mismanage
• ILL-GUIDED
adj. 1867 Sc. – ill-treated; ill-advised
• ILL-HABITED
adj. 1642 obs. – having an ill habit of body, unhealthy, disordered
• ILL-HADDEN
adj. 1809 Sc. – ill-mannered
• ILL-HAINED
adj. 1773 Sc. – saved to no good purpose
• ILL-HAIRED
adj. 1825 Sc. – ill-tempered, cross-grained, surly
• ILL HALE
n. a1300 obs. – bad luck
• ILL-HAMSED
adj. 1934 Sc. – disorderly, untidy
• ILL-HAP
n. Bk1905 Eng. dial. – misfortune
• ILL-HAPPIT
adj. 1896 Sc. – ill-clothed
• ILL-HARD
adj. 1853 Sc. – hard up, in straitened circumstances
• I’LL HAVE YOUR GUTS FOR GARTERS
phr. 1714 – a threat
• ILL HEADY
adj. 1745 Sc. obs. – unruly, unmanageable
• ILL-HEAR
vb. 1808 Sc. obs. – to reprove, to scold, to chide
• ILL-HEARTED
adj. 1. a1617 – having an ill heart, ill-disposed, malicious
adj. 2. 1786 Sc. – greedy, mean, ungenerous
• ILL-HEARTEDNESS
n. 1897 Sc. – malevolence
• ILL-HEARTY
adj. 1746 Eng. dial. – ailing, delicate
• ILL-HEIRED
adj. Bk1905 Eng. dial. – inheriting bad qualities
• ILL-HIMPID
adj. 1956 Sc. – sulky, surly
• ILL-HIVERED
adj. 1. 1866 Sc. – awkward in shape or manner, ungainly
adj. 2. 1908 Sc. – forbidding, angry, or repulsive in appearance
adj. 3. 1922 Sc. – ill-tempered, abusive
• ILL-HOITED
adj. 1897 Sc. – ill-favoured
• I’LL HOLLA
phr. 1998 US sl. – used as a farewell
• ILL-HOOR!
int. 1880 Sc. – an exclamation of sorrow, or as a curse, woe! alas!
• ILL HOUSE
n. 1749 – a house of ill fame
• ILL-HUED
adj. 1838 Eng. dial. – ill-favoured
• ILL-HUNG
adj. 1882 Sc. – of a tongue: impudent, insolent
• ILL-HYMED
adj. 1929 Sc. – ill-tempered, crusty, bad-humoured
• ILL-HYVER
n. 1. 1866 Sc.- awkward behaviour
n. 2. 1902 Sc. – ill humour
• ILL-HYVERED
adj. 1. Bk1905 Sc. – awkward; abusive
adj. 2. Bk1905 Sc. – ill-looking
adj. 3. Bk1905 Sc. – ill-tempered
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