Defn: Fated to be unfortunate; unlucky; as, an ill-starred man or day.
ILL-TEMPERED
Ill`-tem"pered, a.
1. Of bad temper; morose; crabbed; sour; peevish; fretful; quarrelsome.
2. Unhealthy; ill-conditioned. [Obs.] So ill-tempered I am grown, that I am afraid I shall catch cold, while all the world is afraid to melt away. Pepys.
ILL-TIMED
Ill"-timed`, a.
Defn: Done, attempted, or said, at an unsuitable or unpropitious time.
ILLTREAT
Ill`treat", v. t.
Defn: To treat cruelly or improperly; to ill use; to maltreat.
ILLUDE
Il*lude", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Illuded; p. pr. & vb. n. Illuding.]
Etym: [L. illudere, illusum; pref. il- in + ludere to play: cf. OF.
illuder. See Ludicrous.]
Defn: To play upon by artifice; to deceive; to mock; to excite and disappoint the hopes of.