ILL WILL, ILL-WILLED
ADJECTIVES
► DESPITOUS exhibiting ill-will or bitter enmity, malevolent; very angry; cruel → c1374 obs.
► INVIDIOUS viewed with ill will or dislike; odious to a person → E18
► MALEVOLOUS disposed to ill will; malevolent; desirous of evil to others → 1536 obs.
NOUNS
► DOG-MEANNESS ill will, spite, malice → 1914 Amer. dial.
► GRUTCH ill-will or resentment due to some special cause, as a personal injury, the superiority of an opponent, etc. → 1541 obs.
► HARDNESS ill will; resentment → 1838 Amer. dial.
► ILL-WIND ill will; dislike, aversion → 1852 Sc. obs.
► ILTA ► ILTY ill will, spite, malice; anger, passion, resentment, ill-will, spite, malice → a1838 Sc.
► LETH ill will; hatred, malevolence → 971 obs.
► MALEVOLENCY ill will; the wishing evil to others → a1662 obs.
► MALIGNATION a feeling of ill will or dislike → c1470 obs.
► MALTALENT ill will, malevolence → c1320 obs.
► MAUGRE ill will, bad feeling; vexation, blame; hurt, injury → 1845 Sc.
► ONDE ill will, spite, envy; a strong feeling against a person → c1000 obs.
► RANCOROUSNESS deep-seated ill will; long-lasting resentment; bitterness → 1727
► UNFRIENDSHIP ill will; enmity → 1897 Sc.
NOUNS – PERSON
► BASILISK a person displaying ill will or malevolence → 1475
► GRUDGER a person who grudges or murmurs; one who cherishes ill-will, resentment, or envy → 1552
VERBS
► BEAR HARD to have ill will to, to endure with a grudge, to have a resentment against → c1400 obs.
► BEAR UPON THE SPLEEN to have ill will to, to endure with a grudge, to have a resentment against → 1629 obs.
► HAVE A PICK AT SOMEONE to feel ill will or enmity will towards one; to hold a grudge against one → 1834 Amer. dial.
► HAVE A SNOUT ON to bear ill-will towards someone; to harbour a grudge towards a person → 1941 Aust. sl.
► SNOUT to bear ill-will towards; to harbour a grudge towards a person; to treat with disfavour, to rebuff → 1916 Aust. sl.