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What is the adjective for illnesses?

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ill
  1. (obsolete) Evil; wicked (of people). [13th-19th c.]
  2. (archaic) Morally reprehensible (of behaviour etc.); blameworthy. [from 13th c.]
  3. Indicative of unkind or malevolent intentions; harsh, cruel. [from 14th c.]
  4. Unpropitious, unkind, faulty, not up to reasonable standard.
  5. Unwell in terms of health or physical condition; sick. [from 15th c.]
  6. Having an urge to vomit. [from 20th c.]
  7. (hip-hop slang) Sublime, with the connotation of being so in a singularly creative way.
  8. (slang) Extremely bad (bad enough to make one ill). Generally used indirectly with to be.
  9. (dated) Unwise; not a good idea.
  10. Synonyms:
  11. Examples:
    1. “Infectious complications in critically ill patients can cause increased morbidity and mortality.”
      “I'm starting to feel ill from the stale meat I just consumed.”
      “For most otherwise healthy people, the virus, while debilitating in the short term, leaves no lasting ill effects.”
illsome
  1. Characterised by ill or illness
illnesslike
  1. Resembling or characteristic of illness.
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