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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.


Other Word Forms

  • ill-conditionedness noun

Etymology

Origin of ill-conditioned

First recorded in 1605–15

Example Sentences

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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

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

Certainly General Dorrien’s ill-conditioned missive was powerless to do so.

From Dorrien of Cranston by Mitford, Bertram

I have just observed that conformation materially affects our existence; and this circumstance may in a great measure be referred to temper, and the wear and tear that it occasions in ill-conditioned individuals.

From Curiosities of Medical Experience by Millingen, J. G. (John Gideon)