ill-affected
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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All day I have ridden, since early morning, being twice stopped on suspicion of being ill-affected, but having the good luck to get away each time.
From Micah Clarke His Statement as made to his three grandchildren Joseph, Gervas and Reuben During the Hard Winter of 1734 by Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir
While Charles had been busy in Germany, Louis had taken the opportunity to put down, one by one, the great nobles who had shown themselves ill-affected.
From Outline of Universal History by Fisher, George Park
For what citizen can there be found so ill-affected as to wish by one vote to draw two daggers against the Republic?
From The Letters of Cicero, Volume 1 The Whole Extant Correspodence in Chronological Order by Shuckburgh, Evelyn S.
The vessel that has arrived here has brought down some of the ill-affected Portuguese.
From Journal of a Voyage to Brazil And Residence There During Part of the Years 1821, 1822, 1823 by Graham, Maria
For assuredly if rumours of your words should reach the King when he was ill-affected, it should go hardly with me.'
From Privy Seal His Last Venture by Ford, Ford Madox
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