"ill-willing" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Forms: more ill-willing [comparative], most ill-willing [superlative], ill willing [alternative]
Etymology: From Middle English *il-willynge, ill willand, il-willande, equivalent to ill + willing. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|*il-willynge}} Middle English *il-willynge, {{af|en|ill|willing}} ill + willing Head templates: {{en-adj}} ill-willing (comparative more ill-willing, superlative most ill-willing)
  1. Having or displaying malevolence or ill-will.
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