An oil distilled from flowers of the ilang-ilang tree, used in perfumery.
An isle.
An island on the Seine.
Pertaining to the ileum.
Pertaining to the ileum and c/cum.
Pertaining to the ileum and colon; as, the ileocolic, or ileoc/cal, valve, a valve where the ileum opens into the large intestine.
The last, and usually the longest, division of the small intestine; the part between the jejunum and large intestine.
A morbid condition due to intestinal obstruction. It is characterized by complete constipation, with griping pains in the abdomen, which is greatly distended, and in the later stages by vomiting of fecal matter. Called also ileac passion or iliac passion.
The holm oak (Quercus Ilex). A genus of evergreen trees and shrubs, including the common holly.
Pertaining to, or in the region of, the ilium, or dorsal bone of the pelvis; as, the iliac artery.
Iliac.
A celebrated Greek epic poem, in twenty-four books, on the destruction of Ilium, the ancient Troy. The Iliad is ascribed to Homer.
Pertaining to the ilium; iliac.
Alike.
Pertaining to, or derived from, the holly (Ilex), and allied plants; as, ilicic acid.
The bitter principle of the holly.
Pertaining to the ilium and femur; as, iliofemoral ligaments.
Pertaining to the iliac and lumbar regions; as, the iliolumbar artery.
Ilium, or Troy, the ancient city in Asia Minor that was the site of the Trojan War; -- a variant spelling of Ilium.
The great flexor muscle of the hip joint, divisible into two parts, the iliac and great psoas, -- often regarded as distinct muscles.
The dorsal one of the three principal bones comprising either lateral half of the pelvis; the dorsal or upper part of the hip bone. See Innominate bone, under Innominate.
A yellow dye obtained from the leaves of the holly.
Kind; class; sort; type; as, him and his ilk; -- sometimes used to indicate disapproval when applied to people.
Same.
Each one; every one.
In a ill manner; badly; weakly.
Bad reputation; notoriety.
Boding evil; inauspicious; ill-omened.
Badly educated or brought up; impolite; incivil; rude. See Note under Ill, adv.
having an exceedingly bad reputation.
marked by or promising bad fortune; unsuccessful; as, an ill-fated business venture.
Wanting beauty or attractiveness; unattractive; deformed; ugly; ill-looking; -- usually used of a face; as, an ill-favored countenance.
not getting adequate food.
Fitting poorly; not the proper size and cut; -- of clothing.
not grammatical; ungrammatical; not conforming to the rules of grammar or accepted usage. Opposite of grammatical.
obtained illegally or by improper means; as, ill-gotten gains.
ill-natured; having a sour, disagreeable, or surly disposition. Opposite of good-natured.
Not well judged; unwise; not well considered or thought out; as, an ill-judged attempt.
Leading a wicked life.
Having a bad look; threatening; ugly. See Note under Ill, adv.
Impolite; rude; displaying socially incorrect behavior.
Ill-disposed.
Of habitual bad temper; having an unpleasant disposition; surly; disagreeable; cross; peevish; fractious; crabbed; -- of people; as, an ill-natured person; an ill-natured disagreeable old man. Opposite of good-natured.
Ill-bred.
Having unlucky omens; inauspicious. See Note under Ill, adv.
out of proportion in shape.
so badly formed or out of shape as to be ugly; as, an ill-shapen vase.
not well matched.
Fated to be unfortunate; unlucky; as, an ill-starred man or day.
Of bad temper; grouchy; morose; crabbed; sour; peevish; fretful; quarrelsome.
Done, attempted, or said, at an unsuitable or unpropitious time; occurring at an inappropriate time; as, an ill-timed intervention.
physically abused.
cruel or inhumane treatment.
cruel or inhumane treatment.
to treat badly.
taken advantage of; treated badly; -- of persons.
See under Ill, a.
One who wishes ill to another; an enemy.
Incapable of falling or erring; infalliable.
Not lacerable; incapable of being torn or rent.
Incapable of weeping.
A mountian in Bolivia, 20,873 feet high.
Incapable of slipping, or of error.
A gliding in; an immisson or entrance of one thing into another; also, a sudden descent or attack.
Capable of being insnared or entrapped.
To insnare; to entrap; to entangle; to catch.
The act of catching or insnaring.
The act or process of inferring from premises or reasons; perception of the connection between ideas; that which is inferred; inference; deduction; conclusion.
An illative particle, as for, because.
By inference; as an illative; in an illative manner.
Not laudable; not praise-worthy; worthy of censure or disapprobation.
Allurement.
Alluring; attractive; enticing.
Not according to, or authorized by, law; specif., contrary to, or in violation of, human law; unlawful; illicit; hence, immoral; as, an illegal act; illegal trade; illegal love.
The quality or condition of being illegal; unlawfulness; as, the illegality of trespass or of false imprisonment; also, an illegal act.
To make or declare illegal or unlawful.
In a illegal manner; unlawfully.
Illegality, unlawfulness.
The state or quality of being illegible.
Incapable of being read; not legible; as, illegible handwriting; an illegible inscription.
The state of being illegitimate.
To render illegitimate; to declare or prove to be born out of wedlock; to bastardize; to illegitimatize.
In a illegitimate manner; unlawfully.
The act of illegitimating; bastardizing.
To render illegitimate; to bastardize.
Not injurious; harmless.
Not leviable; incapable of being imposed, or collected.
Not liberal; not free or generous; close; niggardly; mean; sordid.
Illiberality.
The state or quality of being illiberal; narrowness of mind; meanness; niggardliness.
To make illiberal.
In a illiberal manner, ungenerously; uncharitably; parsimoniously.
The state of being illiberal; illiberality.
Not permitted or allowed; prohibited; unlawful; as, illicit trade; illicit intercourse; illicit pleasure.
Illicit.
A genus of Asiatic and American magnoliaceous trees, having star-shaped fruit; star anise. The fruit of Illicium anisatum is used as a spice in India, and its oil is largely used in Europe for flavoring cordials, being almost identical with true oil of anise.
To enlighten.
Incapable of being limited or bounded; immeasurable; limitless; boundless; as, illimitable space.
State of being illimitable; lack of, or freedom from, limitation.
Not limited; interminable.
A smearing or rubbing in or on; also, that which is smeared or rubbed on, as ointment or liniment.
A tribe of North American Indians, which formerly occupied the region between the Wabash and Mississippi rivers.
The melting or dissolving of one thing into another.
Somewhat ill.
The act of dashing or striking against.
The state of being illiterate, or uneducated; lack of learning, or knowledge; ignorance; specifically, inability to read and write; as, the illiteracy shown by the last census.
Not literal.
Unable to read or write; ignorant of letters or books; unlettered; uninstructed; uneducated; as, an illiterate man, or people.
Lack of learning; illiteracy.
The condition of being ill, evil, or bad; badness; unfavorableness.
Lack of locality or place.
Ignorant or negligent of the rules of logic or correct reasoning; as, an illogical disputant; contrary of the rules of logic or sound reasoning; as, an illogical inference.
To treat cruelly or improperly; to ill use; to maltreat.
To play upon by artifice; to deceive; to mock; to excite and disappoint the hopes of.
To throw or spread light upon; to make light or bright; to illuminate; to illumine.
Capable of being illuminated.
That which illuminates or affords light; as, gas and petroleum are illuminants.
Illuminative.
One who is enlightened; esp., a pretender to extraordinary light and knowledge.
rendered luminous by rays of light striking and reflecting; -- used especially of illumination by artificial light.
Literally, those who are enlightened