ill-affected
Britishadjective
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If he lingered they might suppose him lukewarm, if he paused they might think him ill-affected.
From The Long Night by Stanley John Weyman
“The gods grant that he is not so ill-affected by the sight of you, whoever he may be,” I laughed.
From The Jacket (Star-Rover) by Jack London
And the men too became sullen and ill-affected.
From Paul the Minstrel and Other Stories Reprinted from The Hill of Trouble and The Isles of Sunset by Arthur Christopher Benson
He is cunning in men, not to surprise, but keep his own, and beats off their ill-affected humours no otherwise than if they were flies.
From Character Writings of the 17th Century by Various
"Well, this is the spider's web, you know," he said, with the good-humored laugh of one who could afford to despise the slanders of the ill-affected.
From Running Water by A. E. W. (Alfred Edward Woodley) Mason
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