Definition for ILL'NESS

ILL'NESS, n. [from ill.]

  1. Badness; unfavorableness; as, the illness of the weather. [Not used.] Locke.
  2. Disease; indisposition; malady; disorder of health; sickness. He has recovered from his illness.
  3. Wickedness; iniquity; wrong moral conduct. Shak.

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