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

See Examples For:

ill-conditioned

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

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

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 rustled the flaccid, ill-conditioned leaves and found the place.

From The Suprising Adventures of Sir Toady Lion With Those of General Napoleon Smith by Crockett, S. R. (Samuel Rutherford)