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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Other Word Forms

• ill-conditionedness
  noun

Etymology

Origin of ill-conditioned

First recorded in 1605–15

Example Sentences

The ill-conditioned pancreases suggested that the patient had been eating a great amount of carbohydrates, like sugar and bread.

From Time Magazine Archive

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

Then the game degenerated into a huffing & puffing contest between ill-conditioned athletes.

From Time Magazine Archive

Though used to his friend’s ways, he thought him an ill-conditioned dog at that moment.

From Fordham's Feud by Mitford, Bertram

He seemed an ill-conditioned fellow, but the businesslike way in which we went about our work, watering, feeding, and littering down in old campaigners' fashion, drew from him a grunt of commendation.

From The Story of Francis Cludde by Weyman, Stanley John