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What does ill mean?

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Adjective
  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.
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Noun
  1. (pluralize) Trouble; distress; misfortune; adversity.
  2. Harm or injury.
  3. Evil; moral wrongfulness.
  4. A physical ailment; an illness.
  5. (US, slang) PCP, phencyclidine.
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