Reverse Dictionary: AIL

ADJECTIVES
► ADDLE ailing, unwell → 1898 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► AHILDING ailing, poorly → 1896 Eng. dial.
► AILDED ailed → 1845 Amer. dial.
► AILDY ailing, poorly → 1697 Eng. dial. obs.
► BADLINS ailing, out of health, poorly → 1932 Sc.
► BADLY ailing, ill; in a state of ill health → 1787 Sc.
► CAILING ailing, weakly → 1888 Eng. dial.
► COMPLAINY ailing, ill, unwell → 1887 Amer. dial.
► CRANKY ailing, sickly, in weak health, infirm in body → 1787 Eng. dial.
► CRAWLY-MAWLY in an ailing and weak state; poorly, sickly; indifferently well → 1677 Eng. dial.
► CRAZY ailing, indisposed; diseased, sickly, weakly; frail, infirm → 1576 obs.
► CREACHY ailing, infirm, ill, sickly → 1842 Eng. & Amer. dial.
► CROOK ailing, ill, out of sorts; injured, disabled → 1916 Aust. & NZ
► DOWN ON THE LIFT ailing, sick, ill, or exhausted; too weak to stand unaided → 1952 Amer. dial.
► DUMPSEY somewhat ailing → 1916 Amer. dial. (Bk.)
► HALISH ailing, weak; pale, sickly in appearance → 1895 Eng. dial.
► HILDING ailing, poorly → 19C Eng. dial.
► ILL-HEARTY ailing, delicate → 1746 Eng. dial.
► KIDLING ailing, physically weak → 19C Eng. dial.
► MEEKING ailing, lacking energy, drooping → 1905 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► OFF OF THE HOOKS ► OFF THE HOOKS  ailing, shabby, worn out → 1905 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► ON THE LIFT ailing, sick, ill, or exhausted; too weak to stand unaided → 1888 Amer. dial.
► OOLIE ailing, ill, out-of-sorts → 1929 Sc.
► OOLIE-LIKE ailing, ill, out-of-sorts → 1929 Sc.
► OORIT ailing-looking or tired-looking, weak, puny, wearied, in poor spirits, miserable, dejected → 1869 Sc.
► PACHETTY ailing, weak, in bad health → 1905 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► PALCHED always ailing, very frail and delicate in constitution, broken down in health → 1891 Eng. dial.
► PALCHY always ailing, very frail and delicate in constitution, broken down in health → 1897 Eng. dial.
► PINDLING ailing, puny, sickly, delicate, weak, frail → 1862 Amer. dial.
► PINDLY ailing, puny, sickly, delicate, weak, frail → 1959 Amer. dial.
► PUNY not in good health; ailing, sickly → 1766 Amer. dial.
► QUEECHY ailing, sickly, queasy, feeble → 1859 Eng. dial.
► RASHY subject to frequent ailments; disposed; susceptible to illness; sickly, in poor health → 1895 Sc. & Amer. dial.
► SAIR of an ailment: grievous, oppressive → 1808 Sc.
► SILLY ailing, weakly, feeble, sickly → 1585 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
► UNHEARTSOME slightly ailing, esp. used of the sensation of cold → 1905 Sc. (Bk.)
► UNHEARTY ailing somewhat, esp. used of the sensation of cold → 1905 Sc. (Bk.)

NOUNS
► ACHAQUE ailment, habitual indisposition → 1646 obs.
► AIL an ailment, illness, or complaint → 1750 Eng. dial.
► AILING ailment, sickness, a long-standing illness → 1898 Sc. & Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► BOT a minor ailment, as a bad cold → 1981 N.Z. colloq. (Bk.)
► EPIZOOTIC a human ailment or illness → 1883 Amer. dial.
► HIGULCION FLIPS an imaginary ailment → 1942 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
► SNICK-UP a slight ailment; an indefinable illness, not easily cured → 1830 Eng. dial.

VERBS
► ELD to ail → 1560 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
► FEEL LIKE THE WALKING DEAD to ail, to feel poorly → 1942 US sl. (Bk.)
► GRUNT to be ailing or ill, to be unwell → 1893 Amer. dial.
► LINGER to ail, to have a continuing illness → 1859 Amer. dial.
► LINGER ON to ail, to have a continuing illness → 1917 Amer. dial.
► ORP to be constantly ailing and sickly, not to thrive, to complain from ill health, to shrink, to shrivel → 1820 Sc.
► TEIL to ail, to be amiss → 1821 Eng. dial. obs.
► YEELDE to ail → 1489 obs.