Emily Dickinson Lexicon

ill, adj. [ON illr, ill, bad, wicked, difficult, injurious.] (webplay: air, looks).

1. Sick; ailing.
2. Uncomfortable; unnatural; awkward; strange; out of sorts.
3. Sick; not well; [fig.] thirsty.
4. Weak; disabled; indisposed; afflicted; suffering; physically unhealthy.
5. Phrase. “ill at ease”: uneasy; uncomfortable; anxious.