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inauspiciously, unfortunately, unluckily: Don't speak ill of<br />

the dead. 11 badly, adversely, unfavourably, critically,<br />

harshly, unkindly: Please don't think ill of me for failing to<br />

attend your wedding. 12 unkindly, harshly, unfairly, unjustly,<br />

improperly, badly, wrongly, wrongfully, unsatisfactorily,<br />

poorly, malevolently, maliciously: He insists that he was<br />

ill-treated when in prison. 13 scarcely, hardly, by no means,<br />

in no way: It ill behoves you to criticize other people's<br />

English.<br />

ill-advised<br />

adj. 1 inadvisable, ill-judged, injudicious, ill-considered,<br />

misguided, unwise, imprudent, inappropriate, unpropitious,<br />

inexpedient, impolitic, wrong-headed, thoughtless; indiscreet:<br />

It would be ill-advised to sell your house at this time. 2<br />

hasty, rash, reckless, impetuous, rash, foolhardy, incautious,<br />

short-sighted, improvident: Driving without a seat belt is<br />

ill-advised.<br />

illegal adj. unlawful, illegitimate, criminal, felonious, outlawed,<br />

prohibited, interdicted, forbidden, proscribed, wrongful,<br />

unauthorized, verboten, illicit, Law actionable: The bookkeeper<br />

was prosecuted for illegal appropriation of funds.<br />

illegible adj. unreadable, unintelligible, indecipherable or<br />

undecipherable, incomprehensible: An illegible message was<br />

scrawled on the wall.<br />

illegitimate<br />

adj. 1 See illegal. 2 bastard, natural, fatherless, born out<br />

of wedlock, born on the wrong side of the blanket, misbegotten:<br />

Illegitimate children were often offered for adoption in those<br />

days. 3 irregular, improper, incorrect, non-standard, invalid,<br />

unauthorized, spurious: Purists consider the reason is because<br />

an illegitimate usage.<br />

ill-founded<br />

adj. groundless, baseless, without foundation, unsupported,<br />

unsubstantiated, empty, unjustified, unproven, uncorroborated,<br />

unsound, erroneous: He wasted a great deal of time refuting her<br />

ill-founded accusations.<br />

illicit adj. 1 See illegal. 2 wrong, improper, underhand(ed), secret,

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