Entry Word: ill

Function: adjective

Meaning: 1 affected with nausea <she grew ill from the constant rocking motion of the boat> — see nauseous
2 causing or capable of causing harm <one of the ill effects of winter weather is the rapid spread of germs as people spend more time together indoors> — see harmful
3 temporarily suffering from a disorder of the body <since Iʼm ill, I guess that Iʼll just have to miss that math test> — see sick 1