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.
Other Word Forms
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
Then the game degenerated into a huffing & puffing contest between ill-conditioned athletes.
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
Diluted with equal parts of water, it is applied to ill-conditioned sores and ulcers; it acts as an antiseptic and stimulant.
From The American Reformed Cattle Doctor by George Dadd
"Then you must think him a very ill-conditioned man!"
From The New Rector by Stanley John Weyman
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