illsome

adj

Etymology

From ill + -some.

  1. derived from *h₁elḱ-
  2. derived from *ilhilaz
  3. derived from íllr
  4. inherited from ille
  5. suffixed as illsome — “ill + some

Definitions

  1. Characterised by ill or illness

    • Some illsome swain / Doth plant the prickly thorn amid Love's bloom, / To sorrow turned!
    • "[...] O Doctor Tommins forgive! the cost and the foul disgrace, Of debt, for the illsome guilt, of the most remarkable case, O Doctor Tommins have grace!"

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA