illish

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adjective

Somewhat ill.

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Meanings

adjectiveillish (comparative more illish, superlative most illish)

comparative more illish · superlative most illish

  1. informalSomewhat ill.

    Woke up feeling illish and to my despair found it was pouring with black, cold rain. It all looked depressing and dingy.

    1968, Lady Cynthia Asquith, Diaries 1915-1918

Origin

From ill + -ish.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Hillis
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APA

illish. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/illish

MLA

“illish.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/illish. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “illish,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/illish.

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