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ill-conditioned

American  
[il-kuhn-dish-uhnd] / ˈɪl kənˈdɪʃ ənd /

adjective

  1. in a surly or bad mood, state, etc.

  2. not in a good or peak condition.


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Etymology

Origin of ill-conditioned

First recorded in 1605–15

Example Sentences

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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

Rumour said that the ill-conditioned brother of Lord Glandore was plotting again; that he had broken his parole, notwithstanding the extreme kindness with which he had been treated.

From My Lords of Strogue Vol. III, (of III) A Chronicle of Ireland, from the Convention to the Union by Wingfield, Lewis

The Proven�als, by the bye, are of opinion that the Angelus was instituted to scare away any ill-conditioned spirits that might be tempted out by the approach of night.

From Essays in the Study of Folk-Songs (1886) by Martinengo-Cesaresco, Countess Evelyn

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