"illish" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more illish [comparative], most illish [superlative]
Etymology: ill + -ish Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|ill|ish}} ill + -ish Head templates: {{en-adj}} illish (comparative more illish, superlative most illish)
  1. (informal) Somewhat ill. Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-illish-en-adj-RN4h7Tmz Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ish

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