ill-conditioned
Americanadjective
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in a surly or bad mood, state, etc.
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not in a good or peak condition.
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Etymology
Origin of ill-conditioned
First recorded in 1605–15
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But Baudelaire's Les Fleurs du Mal provoked an attack on both the theorists of art for art's sake and the poet: "He went in search of corruption, and the ill-conditioned jade proved a thankless muse."
From Time Magazine Archive
The ill-conditioned pancreases suggested that the patient had been eating a great amount of carbohydrates, like sugar and bread.
From Time Magazine Archive
Then the game degenerated into a huffing & puffing contest between ill-conditioned athletes.
From Time Magazine Archive
He rustled the flaccid, ill-conditioned leaves and found the place.
From The Suprising Adventures of Sir Toady Lion With Those of General Napoleon Smith by S. R. (Samuel Rutherford) Crockett
Nothing farmers and keepers detest so much as an ill-conditioned, uncivil man.
From Ladies in the Field: Sketches of Sport by Beatrice Violet Graham Greville
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