Prefix ill-

Prefix ill-

Hello English learners. Welcome to a new lesson. We will look at past participle adjectives using the prefix ill-.

Here is the list:

1. Ill-bred
2. Ill-timed
3. Ill-fated
4. Ill-treated
5. Ill-advised
6. Ill-behaved
7. Ill-defined
8. Ill-founded
9. Ill humoured
10. Ill-judged
11. Ill-suited
12. Ill-equipped
13. Ill-informed
14. Ill-mannered
15. Ill-prepared
16. Ill-tempered

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Prefix ill-

The meaning ill- is bad or not suitable.

Ill-bred

Meaning: being rude and impolite, especially if no one taught you how to behave.

• In the seventeenth century, loud speech in public places was considered ill-bred behaviour.

Ill-timed

Meaning: said, done or happening at the wrong time.

• His mother-in-law’s comments were often ill-timed and inappropriate.

Ill-fated

Meaning: unlucky, with a sad ending such as death.

• I still remember the day when that ill-fated plane crashed in the mountains.

Ill-treated

Meaning: to be treated badly, especially by using violence.

• The woman who murdered her husband admitted that she was ill-treated.

Ill-advised

Meaning: not very sensible, likely to have bad consequences.

• You would be ill-advised to go hitchhiking while in Greece.

Prefix ill-

Ill-behaved

Meaning: behaving in a rude and upsetting way.

• Brian had an ill-behaved dog that would attack and bite people entering their yard.

Ill-defined

Meaning: not clearly explained or described.

• The doctors couldn’t prescribe an adequate cure because the disease was ill-defined.

Ill-founded

Meaning: based on something that is not true.

• The results of the survey were ill-founded because they were not based on true facts.

Ill- humoured

Meaning: easily annoyed; in a bad mood.

• Mark didn’t want to have a serious discussion with his wife because she was ill-humoured.

Ill-judged

Meaning: that has not been thought of enough.

• Simon’s ill-judged decision to sell his car was a very bad one.

Ill-suited

Meaning: not suited or useful for a particular situation.

• Martin seemed ill-suited for the job.

Ill-equipped

Meaning: without equipment or enough quality to do something.

• After the war, the school was ill-equipped to meet the needs of the children.

Prefix ill-

Ill-informed

Meaning: having insufficient knowledge of something.

• Unfortunately, the public is usually ill-informed thanks to the fake news they read or listen to.

Ill-mannered

Meaning: behaving rudely in social situations.

• Martin would become an ill-mannered man after a few drinks so people avoided inviting him to parties.

Ill-prepared

Meaning: not ready for a situation, especially if you haven’t expected something to happen.

• The inhabitants of the island were ill-prepared for the earthquake so it hit them terribly.

Ill-tempered

Meaning: easily annoyed, especially when it seems inappropriate or unreasonable.

• John was an ill-tempered and rude man who easily got into arguments and fights with people.

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