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ill-willed

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.14 in modern English

Syllables
il-l-willed
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Showing ill will.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Middle English illwillid, ilwilled, il-wyllid, ill willd, equivalent to ill + will + -ed.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more ill-willed (comparative) most ill-willed (superlative)

Phrases

ill-will

Frequently Paired Words

ill-will

Questions

What does ill-willed mean?
Showing ill will.
Where does ill-willed come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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