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inauspiciously, unfortunately, unluckily: Don't speak ill of
the dead. 11 badly, adversely, unfavourably, critically,
harshly, unkindly: Please don't think ill of me for failing to
attend your wedding. 12 unkindly, harshly, unfairly, unjustly,
improperly, badly, wrongly, wrongfully, unsatisfactorily,
poorly, malevolently, maliciously: He insists that he was
ill-treated when in prison. 13 scarcely, hardly, by no means,
in no way: It ill behoves you to criticize other people's
English.
ill-advised
adj. 1 inadvisable, ill-judged, injudicious, ill-considered,
misguided, unwise, imprudent, inappropriate, unpropitious,
inexpedient, impolitic, wrong-headed, thoughtless; indiscreet:
It would be ill-advised to sell your house at this time. 2
hasty, rash, reckless, impetuous, rash, foolhardy, incautious,
short-sighted, improvident: Driving without a seat belt is
ill-advised.
illegal adj. unlawful, illegitimate, criminal, felonious, outlawed,
prohibited, interdicted, forbidden, proscribed, wrongful,
unauthorized, verboten, illicit, Law actionable: The bookkeeper
was prosecuted for illegal appropriation of funds.
illegible adj. unreadable, unintelligible, indecipherable or
undecipherable, incomprehensible: An illegible message was
scrawled on the wall.
illegitimate
adj. 1 See illegal. 2 bastard, natural, fatherless, born out
of wedlock, born on the wrong side of the blanket, misbegotten:
Illegitimate children were often offered for adoption in those
days. 3 irregular, improper, incorrect, non-standard, invalid,
unauthorized, spurious: Purists consider the reason is because
an illegitimate usage.
ill-founded
adj. groundless, baseless, without foundation, unsupported,
unsubstantiated, empty, unjustified, unproven, uncorroborated,
unsound, erroneous: He wasted a great deal of time refuting her
ill-founded accusations.
illicit adj. 1 See illegal. 2 wrong, improper, underhand(ed), secret,