• ILLIABLE
adj. 1649 obs. rare – not liable
• ILLICENTIATE
adj. a1659 obs. rare – unlicensed
► ILLICENTIOUS adj. done without license; unlawful, illegal → 1622 obs.
• ILLICITOUS
adj. 1611 obs. rare – illicit, unlawful, illegal, forbidden
• ILLICITOUSLY
adv. 1611 obs. rare – unlawfully
• ILLIE
adj. 1948 Sc. – rather difficult
• ILLIES
n. 2003 UK sl. – marijuana
• ILLIFIED
adj. Bk1902 Eng. dial. – scandalized
• ILLIFIER
n. Bk1902 Eng. dial. – a slanderer
• ILLIFY
vb. 1862 Eng. dial. – to slander, defame, vilify, abuse; to speak disparagingly of
• ILLIGATE
vb. 1658 obs. rare – to bind or fetter; to bind with a spell
• ILLIGATION
n. 1627-77 obs. rare – entanglement
• ILLIGHTEN
vb. 1555 obs. – to illuminate, to enlighten
• ILLIMITATE
adj. 1602 obs. – unlimited, unbounded
• ILLIMITATION
n. 1610 rare – the condition of being unlimited; freedom from limitation
• ILLIMITED
adj. 1602 – unlimited, unbounded, unrestrained
• ILLIN’
vb. 1986 US sl., orig. African-American – to behave in a wild or crazy manner
• ILLINE
vb. 1615 obs. rare – to smear, to besmear
• ILLING
adj. 1. 1980s sl., orig. African-American & teen usage – acting or thinking wildly, aggressively, or crazily
adj. 2. 1980 US sl. – bad, troubling
adj. 3. 1980s US college sl. – annoyed, unhappy
adj. 4. 1980s US college sl. – drunk
adj. 5. 1980s US college sl. – in a difficult or unpleasant situation; under severe stress
adj. 6. 1980s US college sl. – unattractive, old-fashioned
n. 1. c1220 obs. rare – evil-doing, injuring, harming; speaking ill
n. 2. 1719 obs. rare – a being or becoming ill; illness
n. 3. 2003 UK sl. – marijuana
• ILLINOIS GREEN
n. M20 US drug culture sl. – a type of marijuana
• ILLIQUATED
adj. 1727 obs. rare – melted down
• ILLIQUEFACT
vb. 1599 obs. – to liquefy; to melt
• ILLISH
adj. 1637 rare – somewhat ill or unwell; indisposed
• ILLISION
n. 1603 rare – the act of striking against something
• ILLITE
vb. 1657 obs. rare – to smear, to anoint
• ILLITERATED
adj. 1589 obs. – ignorant of letters; unlearned; unable to read, totally illiterate
• ILLITERATURE
n. 1592 – want of learning, illiteracy, ignorance
• ILLITERED
adj. 1612 obs. rare – illiterate, unlettered
• ILLITION
n. 1657 obs. – a smearing, anointing
• ILL-JAW
n. 1809 Sc. – coarse, abusive language, insolence; an abusive tongue
vb. 1866 Sc. – to give someone insolence, to revile, to abuse
• ILL-JAWT
adj. Bk1905 Sc. – foul-tongued
• ILL-KAMERD
adj. 1929 Sc. – of forbidding aspect
• ILL-KEPT
adj. 1966 Amer. dial. – slovenly; careless
• ILL-KESSEN
adj. Bk1905 Eng. dial. – badly decided
• I’LL KICK YOUR BUM AND MAKE YOUR TEETH BLEED
phr. Bk1998 NZ sl. – a threat
• ILL-KINDED
adj. 1917 Sc. – ill-disposed, cruel; having a wicked disposition
• I’LL KNOCK YOUR TEETH SO FAR DOWN YOUR THROAT YOU’LL HAVE TO STICK A TOOTHBRUSH UP YOUR ARSE TO CLEAN THEM
phr. Bk1996 Aust. sl. – a threat of violence
• ILL-LANGUAGE
vb. 1678 obs. – to use ill language about; to speak ill of
• ILL-LEARNED
adj. 1660 Sc. – badly taught; inexperienced
• ILL-LEGGED
adj. 1736 Sc. obs. – having thin or misshapen legs
• ILL-LESS
adj. a1670 Sc. – having no evil designs; harmless, innocent
• ILL-LETTERED
adj. 1604 obs. – ill taught, illiterate
• ILL-LIKE
adj. 1892 Ireland – ugly; not looking well in health
n. 1701 Sc. – anything having the appearance of evil
vb. 1895 Sc. – to dislike
• ILL-LIKED
adj. 1. 1897 Sc. – unpopular
adj. 2. Bk1905 Eng. dial. – ill-favoured
• ILL-LIKING
adj. 1648 obs. – in bad condition
• ILL-LIVED
adj. 1633 – leading a bad or immoral life
• ILL-LIVER
n. 1883 Sc. – one who lives an immoral life
• ILL-LIVING
n. Bk1905 Sc. – immoral conduct
• ILL-LOOKED
adj. 1636 obs. – having an evil aspect or evil looks; ill-looking, ugly
• ILL LOOKED UPON
adj. 1752 Sc. – held in disfavour, unpopular
► ILL-LOOKING adj. of evil or repulsive appearance; having a bad look; ugly; the opposite of good-looking → 1633
• ILL-LUCKED
adj. 1899 Sc. – unlucky
• ILL-MADE-ON
adj. Bk1905 Eng. dial. – of a child: neglected, badly brought up
• ILL-MAIRED
adj. Bk1905 Eng. dial. – cross-grained, intractable
• I’LL MAKE YOU SING
phr. L18 sl. – a general threat of violence
• I’LL MAKE YOU SING O-BE-JOYFUL ON THE OTHER SIDE
phr. L18 sl. – a general threat of violence
• ILL-MAKING
adj. 1898 Sc. – mischief-making
• ILL-MAN
n. 1721 Sc. – the devil
• ILL-MANNERLY
adj. 1840 – unmannerly
• ILL-MARRED
adj. 1894 Eng. dial. – badly spoiled
• ILL-MARROWED
adj. Bk1905 Eng. dial. – badly matched; awkwardly arranged
• ILL-MEANING
adj. 1681 – meaning evil, malicious in intent
• ILL-MINDED
adj. 1611 obs. exc. Eng. dial. – having an evil mind or disposition; unfriendly, hostile, malicious
• ILL-MINDINGS
n. 1863 Sc. – forgetfulness
• ILL-MITE
adj. Bk1905 Eng. dial. – ill-conditioned, surly, churlish
n. Bk1905 Eng. dial. – an ill-natured person
► ILL-MONIED adj. ill supplied with money, poor → 1607 obs.
• ILL-MOUTH
n. 1880 Sc. – insolent, vile language, an abusive tongue, a disposition to use such language
vb. 1866 Sc. – to use abusive, insolent language
• ILL-MOUTHED
adj. 1825 Sc. – impudent, insolent, abusive, foul-mouthed
• ILL-MUGGENED
adj. 1777 Sc. – malicious, having bad propensities
• ILL-MUGGENT
adj. 1785 Sc. obs. – evil-disposed
• ILL-NAME
n. 1853 Sc. – a bad name, a bad reputation
• ILL-NAMED
adj. 1891 Sc. – of bad repute; misnamed
• ILLNESS
n. 1. c1500 obs. – bad moral quality, condition or character; wickedness, depravity; evil conduct; badness
n. 2. 1595 obs. – unpleasantness, disagreeableness; troublesomeness, hurtfulness; badness
• ILLO
n. 1982 US sl. – an illustration
• ILLOCABLE
adj. 1721 obs. rare – that cannot be hired or placed out
• ILLOCOMOTIVE
adj. 1835 nonce word – not moving readily
• ILL-OFF
adj. 1. 1741 Sc. – miserable, ill-used
adj. 2. 1818 Sc. – perplexed, at a loss; in a quandary for want of something
adj. 3. 1820 Sc. – poor, in impoverished or straitened circumstances
• ILLOGICIAN
n. 1884 nonce word – an illogical reasoner
• ILLOGICITY
n. 1886 rare – illogicalness
• ILL ONE
n. 1897 Sc. & Eng. dial. – a bad character
• ILL-OOR!
int. 1880 Sc. – an exclamation of sorrow, or as a curse, woe! alas!
• ILLOTE
adj. 1845 – unwashed
• ILLOYAL
adj. 1626 – disloyal
• ILLOYALTY
n. 1882 – disloyalty
• ILL-PAID
adj. 1825 Sc. – extremely sorry
• ILL-PAIRED
adj. Bk1905 Sc. – badly matched
• ILL-PARRED
adj. 1934 Sc. – full of tricks or mischief
• ILL-PART
adv. Bk1905 Eng. dial. – ill-temperedly
n. 1883 Sc. – hell
• I’LL PAY THAT
phr. Bk1996 Aust. sl. – an acknowledgement that one has been outwitted or bested in repartee
• ILL-PEGGED
adj. 1875 Eng. dial. – ill-conditioned, surly, churlish
• ILL-PICTURED
adj. Bk1905 Sc. – ill-conditioned, surly, churlish
• ILL PIECE
n. 1950s homosexual sl. – an unattractive and therefore unpopular homosexual
• I’LL PIN YOUR EARS BACK
phr. Bk1996 Aust. sl. – a threat of violence
• I’LL PIN YOUR EARS BACK IF YOU’RE NOT CAREFUL
phr. Bk1996 Aust. sl. – a threat of violence
• ILL PLACE
n. 1787 Sc. – hell
• ILL-PRAT
n. Bk1905 Sc. – a mischievous trick
• ILL-PRATTIE
adj. Bk1905 Sc. – roguish, mischievous
• ILL-PROTTED
adj. Bk1905 Sc. – roguish, mischievous
• I’LL PUNCH YOUR TEETH DOWN YOUR NECK UNTIL YOU FART THEM OUT
phr. Bk1998 NZ sl. – a dire threat
• ILL-PUT-ON
adj. 1. 1886 Sc. & Eng. dial. – of a person: badly or carelessly dressed
adj. 2. Bk1905 Eng. dial. – ill-used
• ILL-RAID
n. 1897 Sc. – an excursion into wickedness
• ILL-RED-UP
adj. 1824 Sc. – in a state of disorder
• ILL-RELISHED
adj. Bk1905 Eng. dial. – of a person: disagreeable
• ILL RULE
n. 1556 obs. – disorderly conduct, misrule
• ILL-RUN
adj. 1880 Sc. – crabbed, cantankerous
• ILL-SAIRED
adj. 1. 1892 Sc. – impudent
adj. 2. Bk1905 Sc. – not having sufficient food
• I’LL SAY
phr. 1910s sl., orig. US – absolutely, definitely, I couldn’t agree more
• I’LL SAY SO
phr. 1910s sl., orig. US – absolutely, definitely, I couldn’t agree more
• ILL-SCRAPED
adj. 1. 1777 Sc. – of the tongue: slanderous, abusive, rude, bitter
adj. 2. 1843 Sc. – ill-mouthed, foul-mouthed
• ILL-SEEMING
adj. 1596 – of evil appearance or aspect
• ILL-SEEN
adj. 1886 Sc. – possessing a bad reputation, unpopular
• I’LL SEE YOU RIGHT
phr. Bk1998 NZ sl. – a promise to look after somebody, usually with some financial assistance
• I’LL SEE YOU SHOT FIRST!
int. M18 – exclamation of surprise
• AN ILL SERVANT WILL NEVER MAKE A GOOD MASTER
phr. 1887 Eng. dial. – he that cannot obey, cannot rule
• ILL-SET
adj. 1. 1774 Sc. – ill-conditioned, surly, churlish
adj. 2. 1776 Sc. – evil-disposed, having evil propensities
adj. 3. 1834 Eng. dial. – placed in a difficulty
n. 1933 Sc. – a state of hostility or bad feeling, a feud
vb. 1897 Sc. – to be ill-becoming or unsuitable for; of clothes: to be ill-fitting
• ILL-SETNESS
n. 1896 Sc. – opposition
• ILL-SET-ON
adj. Bk1905 Eng. dial. – foully attacked
• ILL-SETTEN
adj. 1793 Sc. – clumsy, awkward in movement
• ILL-SHAKEN-UP
adj. 1746 Sc. – untidy, disordered, ungainly in dress or demeanour, awkward, clumsy, loutish; uncomely, ungraceful
• ILL-SHAPED
adj. 1870 Sc. – badly behaved
• ILL-SIDE
n. 1883 Sc. – a defect, a blemish
• ILL-SKET
adj. 1897 Sc. – rude, unmannerly
• ILL-SNORED
adj. 1929 Sc. – ill-tempered, crusty
• ILL-SNORTED
adj. 1929 Sc. – ill-tempered, crusty
• ILLSOME
adj. Bk1905 Eng. dial. – evilly disposed
• ILL-SORTED
adj. 1815 Sc. – badly suited; displeased, upset
• ILL-SPEAK
vb. 1582 obs. – to speak evil of; to slander
• ILL-SPEAKER
n. 1898 Sc. – an evil speaker, a slanderer
• ILL-SPEAKING
adj. 1861 Sc. – given to repeating slander
n. 1861 Sc. – evil speaking, slandering
• ILL-SPINNED
adj. 1936 Sc. obs. – ill-bred
• ILL-SPOKEN
adj. Bk1905 Eng. dial. – foul-mouthed
• ILL-SPUED
adj. 1. Bk1905 Eng. dial. – badly behaved
adj. 2. Bk1905 Eng. dial. – in a bad condition, sickly
• ILL-SPUN
adj. 1958 Sc. – wicked, perverse
• I’LL STAND FUCKING
phr. Bk1996 Aust. sl. – an expression declaring one’s total belief in the correctness of one’s own thoughts; to wager that one is absolutely sure of being right
• ILL-STATED
adj. 1605 obs. – in an evil state or condition
• ILL-STEERIN’
adj. 1882 Sc. – restlessly mischievous
• ILL SUCCESS
n. 1823 arch. – failure, misadventure, misfortune
• ILL-SWEELT
adj. 1838 Sc. – ill-bred, rough
• ILL-SWILDED
adj. 1929 Sc. – unwieldy
• ILL-TAKEN
adj. 1786 Sc. – taken amiss or in bad part, resented
• ILL-TAKEN-UP
adj. 1914 Sc. – untidy, carelessly dressed
• I’LL TAN YOUR HIDE TILL IT WON’T HOLD SHUCKS
phr. 1984 Amer. dial. – a hyperbolic threat
• ILL-TASTED
adj. 1898 Sc. – unpleasant
• I’LL TELL YOU WHAT I’M GONNA DO
phr. 1948 US sl. – used as a humorous, self-explanatory if nonce announcement of intent
• ILL-TENDED
adj. 1897 Eng. dial. – neglected, little cared for
• ILLTH
n. 1860 – ill-being; the reverse of ‘wealth’
• ILL-THEWED
adj. 1647 obs. – ill-mannered
• ILL THIEF
n. 1789 Sc. – the devil
• ILL-THOUGHTED
adj. 1895 Sc. – suspicious. malevolent
• ILL-THRIVEN
adj. 1. 1806 – badly grown, sickly, stunted
adj. 2. 1843 – peevish, ill-disposed; surly, churlish
• ILL-THRODDEN
adj. 1. 1843 Eng. dial. – ill-conditioned, surly, churlish
adj. 2. 1898 Sc. & Eng. dial. – lean, ill-fed, not thriving
• I’LL TICKLE YOUR TAIL
phr. L19 sl. – a threat of violence, although often teasing or jocular
• ILL-TIED
adj. Bk1905 Eng. dial. – engaged
• ILL-TO-DO
adj. 1853 – in poor circumstances, poor, needy
• ILL TO FOLLOW
phr. Bk1905 Sc. – difficult to understand
• ILL TOGETHER
adj. 1765 obs. – not agreeing, unfriendly
• ILL TO LEARN
phr. Bk1905 N. Ireland – hard to teach
• ILL-TONGUE
n. 1. 1746 Sc. – a malevolent or abusive tongue; bad language; vituperation, abuse; slander
n. 2. 1875 Eng. dial. – an evil speaker, a slanderer
vb. 1883 Sc. – to vilify, to abuse
► ILL-TONGUED adj. 1. having a malicious tongue; speaking evil; slanderous; using bad language; foul-mouthed → 1300
adj. 2. difficult to pronounce → 1898 Sc.
• ILL TO SEE
adj. 1866 Sc. – ugly to look at
• ILL-TOWARD
adj. Bk1905 Eng. dial. – rude, unmannerly
• I’LL TOW THAT ONE ALONGSIDE FOR A BIT BEFORE I BRING IT ABOARD
phr. 1992 Can. sl. – among Nova Scotia fishermen: used for expressing doubt about the truth or reliability of an idea or project
• ILL TRICK
n. 1899 Sc. – a mischievous trick
• ILL-TRICKED
adj. 1739 Sc. – prone to play tricks, full of mischief, roguish
• ILL-TRICKY
adj. 1873 Sc. – mischievous, roguish
• I’LL TRIM THE KNOTS OFF YOU
phr. Bk1998 NZ sl. – a promise of a thrashing
• ILL-TRODDEN
adj. 1. Bk1905 Eng. dial. – badly worn
adj. 2. Bk1905 Eng. dial. – evil, wicked
• ILL-TURNED
adj. 1. a1637 obs. – badly expressed
adj. 2. a1637 obs. – having an evil turn of mind; ill-disposed
• ILL-TWARTENED
adj. 1929 Sc. – cross-grained, refractory
• ILL-TWINED
adj. 1887 Sc. – morose, ill-tempered, irritable
• ILLUCIDATE
vb. a1545 rare – to shed light upon; to make clear, to elucidate
• ILLUDE
vb. 1. 1447 rare – to trick, to impose upon, to deceive with false hopes
vb. 2. 1516 obs. – to mock, to make sport of, to deride
vb. 3. 1541 obs. – to cheat out of something
vb. 4. 1553 obs. – to evade, to elude
• ILLUDENT
adj. 1. ?a1550 obs. rare – deceiving, deceptive
adj. 2. ?a1550 obs. rare – mocking
• ILLUDER
n. 1550 rare – a deceiver; a mocker
• ILLUME
n. 1838 rare – illumination
vb. 1. 1602 – to light up; to make shining or bright, to brighten
vb. 2. 1728 obs. rare – to set alight; to kindle
vb. 3. a1764 – to light up the face, as a smile; to enlighten or illuminate the mind or understanding
• ILLUMINANT
adj. 1677 – lighting up; enlightening
n. 1644 – a source of illumination
• ILLUMINARY
adj. 1730 rare – tending to illuminate
n. 1692 obs. – illumination
• ILLUMINATE
vb. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – to intoxicate; to make dead drunk
• ILLUMINATED
adj. 20C US sl. – intoxicated with alcohol
• ILLUMINATION
n. 1. 1398 obs. – baptism
n. 2. 1678 obs. – the colouring of maps or prints
• ILLUMINATIONS
n. 1634 obs. – intellectual gifts
• ILLUMINATIST
n. 1845 rare – an illuminator of manuscripts
• ILLUMINATORY
adj. 1762 rare – explanatory, illuminative
• ILLUMINE
vb. 1. c1340 – to enlighten spiritually; to convert; to inspire
vb. 2. 1375 – to light up; to shed light upon; to shine upon; to light up n token of rejoicing or honour
vb. 3. 1508 – to brighten as with light; to make radiant
vb. 4. a1529 rare – to enlighten mentally or intellectually
• ILLUMINER
n. 1. c1500 obs. – a source of light
n. 2. a1661 obs. – an illuminator of manuscripts, etc.
• ILLUMINIST
n. 1826 – a professional illuminator of manuscripts, etc.
• ILLUMINOUS
adj. 1. c1485 obs. – bright, illuminatory
adj. 2. 1656 rare – non-luminous, opaque, dark, without light
• ILLUSIBLE
adj. a1631 rare – capable of being deceived
• ILLUSION
n. 1382 rare – the act of deriding or mocking; derision, mockery
• ILLUSIONABLE
adj. 1879 rare – liable to illusions
• ILLUSOR
n. 1382 rare – a deceiver, a deluder
• ILLUSTRABLE
adj. 1658 obs. – capable of being illustrated
• ILLUSTRATE
vb. 1. 1592 obs. – to make lustrous, luminous, or bright; to set off with bright colours; generally, to beautify, to adorn
vb. 2. 1603 obs. – to set in a good light; to display to advantage; to show up
vb. 3. 1625 obs. – to shed light upon; to light up
• ILLUSTRATED SHIRT
n. M19 sl. – a coloured shirt, as favoured by costermongers
• ILLUSTRATIONAL
adj. 1885 rare – pert. to illustration
• ILLUSTRATIVE
adj. 1686 obs. rare – shining, illuminative
• ILLUSTRE
adj. 1500-20 obs. – illustrious
vb. 1. 1490 obs. – to light up; to brighten
vb. 2. 1530 obs. – to render illustrious or distinguished; to confer distinction upon
• ILLUSTRED
adj. 1512 obs. – made illustrious
• ILLUSTREMENT
n. 1599 obs. rare – illumination
• ILLUSTRICITY
n. 1637 obs. – illustriousness
• ILLUSTRIOUS
adj. 1. c1605 obs. – lighted up, having lustre or brilliancy; luminous, shining, bright, lustrous
adj. 2. 1654 obs. – clearly manifest, evident, or obvious
• ILLUTIBLE
adj. 1623 obs. rare – that cannot be washed away
• ILLUXURIOUS
adj. 1751 obs. rare – not luxurious
• ILL-VAMD
adj. 1897 Sc. – unpleasant, disagreeable in manner or appearance, or in taste or smell; of evil presence or influence, malignant; perverse
• ILL-VANDED
adj. 1. 1866 Sc. – badly made, badly planned; ill-constructed, misshapen
adj. 2. 1866 Sc. – of persons: not fitting into society, unsociable, objectionable, or offensive in appearance, manner or behaviour
adj. 3. 1929 Sc. – crusty, disagreeable
• ILL-VISKIT
adj. 1973 Sc. – having a bad nature or mood
• ILL-VUXEN
adj. Bk1905 Sc. – ill-grown, ill-shaped
• ILL-WALED
adj. 1790 Sc. – badly chosen
• ILL-WAN
n. Bk1905 Sc. – a faint hop
• ILL-WEEN
n. 1. Bk1905 Sc. – bad language; an abusive tongue
n. 2. Bk1905 Sc. – news
vb. Bk1905 Sc. – to use insolent, abusive language
• ILLWHINNERED
adj. 1931 Sc. – perverse, mean-minded, malevolent
• ILL-WILL
n. 1927 Sc. – envy
vb. 1927 Sc. – to envy
• ILL-WILLED
adj. 1. 1808 Sc. – envious, spiteful
adj. 2. 1808 Sc. – of a person: mean, niggardly
adj. 3. 1808 Sc. – sulky, ill-tempered; reluctant, averse
• ILL-WILLER
n. 1713 Sc. – one who wishes evil against another
• ILL-WILLIE
adj. 1. 1721 Sc. – bad-tempered, ill-natured
adj. 2. 1721 Sc. – ungenerous, grudging, disobliging, mean
adj. 3. 1806 Sc. – disinclined, reluctant, averse; unfriendly, hostile, morose
adj. 4. 20C Ulster sl. – uncooperative
n. 1868 Sc. – a person of a morose or bad-tempered disposition
• ILL-WILLIED
adj. 1898 Sc. – sulky, ill-tempered; reluctant
• ILL-WILLING
adj. 1. c1520 obs. – adj. unwilling
adj. 2. 1889 Sc. – ill-disposed, hostile, malevolent
• ILL-WILLY
adj. 1. a1500 chiefly Sc. – cherishing ill will; malevolent, malignant, ill-disposed
adj. 2. 1721 Sc. – bad-tempered, ill-natured
adj. 3. 1721 Sc. – ungenerous, grudging, disobliging, mean
adj. 4. 1806 Sc. – disinclined, reluctant, averse; unfriendly, hostile, morose
adv. Bk1905 Eng. dial. – grudgingly
• ILL-WIND
n. 1. 1852 Sc. obs. – dislike, aversion, ill-will
n. 2. 1866 Sc. – impudence, abusive language
n. 3. 1866 Sc. – scandal, slander, evil report of someone
vb. 1866 Sc. – to use abusive language to a person
• ILL-WISH
n. 1870 Sc. – a witch’s curse; an imprecation
vb. 1865 Eng. dial. – to bewitch
• ILL-WORDIE
adj. c1820 Sc. – unworthy
• ILLY
adv. 1549 obs. exc. Eng. dial. – in an ill manner; badly
n. 1. 1970 Amer. dial. – an illegitimate child
n. 2. 1995 US sl. – marijuana, esp. sensimillia, a very potent marijuana from a plant with seedless buds
n. 3. 2001 US sl. – a cigarette infused with embalming fluid
• ILL YEAR
n. 1598 obs. – misfortune, disaster
• THE ILL YEARS
n. 1699 Sc. obs. – a series of years of scarcity and hardship at the end of the 17th century
• ILLYWHACKER
n. c1910 Aust. sl. – a confidence trickster; a shady liver by his wits; a trickster
• I LOOK TOWARDS YOU!
int. 1. M19 Brit. colloq. – your good health!
int. 2. 1923 Brit. colloq. – I congratulate you!
• ILORE!
int. Bk1902 Sc. – Woe is me!
• I LOVED THE SWEAT OF HIS BODY AND THE DUST OF HIS FEET MORE THAN ANY OTHER MAN
phr. Bk1997 Amer. dial. – expresses the love of a woman for her dead husband
• ILSKET
adj. 1. 1897 Sc. – malicious, ill-humoured, rude, irritable
adj. 2. 1908 Sc. – feigning gaiety, hiding bad humour or discontent
• ILTA
n. 1. a1838 Sc. – anger, passion, resentment, ill-will, spite, malice
n. 2. 1922 Sc. – remorse, sorrow at one’s own conduct
• ILTA-FOO
adj. Bk1902 Sc. – full of malice and anger
• ILTED
adj. 1929 Sc. – displeased, angry, disappointed
• ILTY
n. a1838 Sc. – anger, passion, resentment, ill-will, spite, malice
• I.L.U.V.M.
phr. 20C sl. – I love you very much; written on the envelopes of love letters
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