<B>illiberality, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the condition of being illiberal. </DL>
<A NAME="illicit">
<B>illicit, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> not permitted by law; forbidden; improper. <BR> <I>Ex. the illicit sale of liquor.</I> (SYN) unlawful, illegal, illegitimate. adv. <B>illicitly.</B> noun <B>illicitness.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="illimitability">
<B>illimitability, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the condition of being illimitable. </DL>
<A NAME="illimitable">
<B>illimitable, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> without limit; boundless; infinite. <BR> <I>Ex. a dark illimitable ocean without bound (Milton).</I> (SYN) limitless. noun <B>illimitableness.</B> adv. <B>illimitably.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="illinformed">
<B>ill-informed, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>lacking reliable or correct information. <BR> <I>Ex. ill-informed rumors.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>lacking knowledge or information; ignorant. <BR> <I>Ex. He was astonished that people so well respected should be so ill-informed (Manchester Guardian Weekly).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="illinium">
<B>illinium, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the former name of promethium. </DL>
<A NAME="illinoian">
<B>Illinoian, </B>adjective, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>adj. </I> <B>1. </B><B>=Illinoisan.</B> <DD><B> 2. </B>of or having to do with the third period of glaciation in North America, beginning about 230,000 years ago, and lasting about 55,000 years. <DD><I>noun </I> <B>=Illinoisan.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="illinois">
<B>Illinois, </B>noun, pl. <B>-nois.</B><DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>a member of a confederacy of North American Indians, formerly living between the Mississippi and Wabash rivers, and in parts of Iowa and Missouri. <DD><B> 2. </B>the Algonkian language of this confederacy, with various dialects, such as Peoria and Miami. </DL>
<A NAME="illinoisan">
<B>Illinoisan, </B>adj, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>adj. </I> of or having to do with the Illinois. <DD><I>noun </I> <B>1. </B>an Illinois Indian. <DD><B> 2. </B>a native or inhabitant of Illinois. </DL>
<A NAME="illintentioned">
<B>ill-intentioned, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> showing ill will; malicious. <BR> <I>Ex. ill-intentioned persons (London Times). [He] apologized for his ill-intentioned, one-sided, and destructive reports (Newsweek).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="illiquid">
<B>illiquid, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>(of assets) not easily turned into cash. <DD><B> 2. </B>(of a debt, claim, or title) not clear; not supported by a written obligation, court decree, or the like. </DL>
<A NAME="illiquidity">
<B>illiquidity, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the fact or character of being illiquid. <BR> <I>Ex. Gold producers ... have for years held that an upward revaluation of gold is the proper cure for international illiquidity (Wall Street Journal).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="illite">
<B>illite, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> any one of various hydrous silicates resembling mica, found in clay. </DL>
<A NAME="illiteracy">
<B>illiteracy, </B>noun, pl. <B>-cies.</B><DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>lack of knowledge of how to read and write. <DD><B> 2. </B>a lack of education; lack of knowledge of books and literature; deficiency in cultural knowledge. <DD><B> 3. </B>an error in speaking or writing, caused by a lack of education or knowledge. </DL>
<A NAME="illiterate">
<B>illiterate, </B>adjective, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>adj. </I> <B>1. </B>not knowing how to read and write. <BR> <I>Ex. People who have never gone to school are usually illiterate.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>showing a lack of education; not cultured. <BR> <I>Ex. He writes in a very illiterate way.</I> (SYN) unpolished, unlearned. <DD><I>noun </I> <B>1. </B>a person who does not know how to read and write. <DD><B> 2. </B>an uneducated person; person who lacks culture. <BR> <I>Ex. a boorish illiterate.</I> adv. <B>illiterately.</B> noun <B>illiterateness.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="illjudged">
<B>ill-judged, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> unwise; rash. <BR> <I>Ex. The young lawyer launched an ill-judged attack upon the more experienced defense attorney's client.</I> (SYN) injudicious. </DL>
<A NAME="illmannered">
<B>ill-mannered, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> having or showing bad manners; impolite; rude. (SYN) unmannerly, discourteous. adv. <B>ill-manneredly.</B> noun <B>ill-manneredness.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="illnatured">
<B>ill-natured, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> having or showing ill nature; cross; disagreeable; spiteful; churlish. <BR> <I>Ex. The lonely, spiteful old lady was always retailing the latest ill-natured gossip.</I> (SYN) surly, malevolent. adv. <B>ill-naturedly.</B> noun <B>ill-naturedness.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="illness">
<B>illness, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>an abnormal, unhealthy condition; poor health; sickness; disease. <BR> <I>Ex. Scarlet fever is a serious illness. He felt a certain illness creep over him whenever anyone mentioned spinach.</I> (SYN) ailment, malady. <DD><B> 2. </B>(Obsolete.) wickedness; badness. <BR> <I>Ex. Ambition ... without the illness that should attend it (Shakespeare).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="illocal">
<B>illocal, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> not existing in a locality or space. <BR> <I>Ex. His miraculous power is illocal and universal (Patrick Fairbairn).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="illocality">
<B>illocality, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the state of not existing in a locality or space. </DL>
<A NAME="illogic">
<B>illogic, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the reverse of logic; illogical character; unreasonableness. <BR> <I>Ex. A dizzy new high in Communist illogic and a dismal new low in progress (Newsweek).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="illogical">
<B>illogical, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>contrary to the principles of sound reasoning; not logical; fallacious; unsound. <BR> <I>Ex. an illogical reason. Her illogical behavior makes it hard to guess what she will do next.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>not reasonable; foolish. <BR> <I>Ex. Many children have an illogical fear of the dark.</I> adv. <B>illogically.</B> noun <B>illogicalness.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="illogicality">
<B>illogicality, </B>noun, pl. <B>-ties.</B><DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>lack of logic; irrationality; unreasonableness. <BR> <I>Ex. Courteline's plays are about logical persons confronted with the illogicality of life (London Times).</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>something illogical; an absurdity. <BR> <I>Ex. "Irishisms," those mild and repeatable illogicalities that used to amuse the ruling class in Ireland (Punch).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="illomened">
<B>ill-omened, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> having bad omens; ill-starred; inauspicious. <BR> <I>Ex. For Julius Caesar the ides of March were ill-omened.</I> </DL>
<A NAME="illsorted">
<B>ill-sorted, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> badly assorted or arranged; poorly matched. <BR> <I>Ex. He and his wife were an ill-sorted pair (Byron).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="illspent">
<B>ill-spent, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> spent badly; wasted; misspent. <BR> <I>Ex. Drunkenness and the ill-spent wage-packet are still hardly known (Manchester Guardian Weekly).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="illstarred">
<B>ill-starred, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> unlucky; unfortunate; disastrous. <BR> <I>Ex. Romeo and Juliet were ill-starred lovers.</I> </DL>
<B>ill-tempered, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> having or showing a bad temper; often angry or annoyed; cross. <BR> <I>Ex. Ill-tempered and hasty remarks are always a source of bad feeling.</I> (SYN) bad-tempered, crabbed, cantankerous. adv. <B>ill-temperedly.</B> noun <B>ill-temperedness.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="illtimed">
<B>ill-timed, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> at or coming at a bad time; not appropriate. <BR> <I>Ex. His ill-timed joke caused everybody embarrassment.</I> (SYN) inappropriate. </DL>
<A NAME="illtreat">
<B>ill-treat, </B>transitive verb.<DL COMPACT><DD> to treat badly; treat cruelly; do harm to; abuse. (SYN) maltreat, ill-use. </DL>
<A NAME="illtreatment">
<B>ill treatment,</B> or <B>ill-treatment, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> bad or cruel treatment; harm; abuse. <BR> <I>Ex. ... an assurance by Mr. Sandys that he could find nothing to support allegations of torture or any sort of ill treatment (Norman Shrapnel).</I> (SYN) mistreatment, ill-usage. </DL>
<A NAME="illturn">
<B>ill turn,</B><DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>an action that is unkind, unfriendly, or spiteful. <DD><B> 2. </B>a change for the worse. <BR> <I>Ex. an ill turn of events.</I> (SYN) deterioration. </DL>
<A NAME="illude">
<B>illude, </B>transitive verb, <B>-luded,</B> <B>-luding.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> to deceive; trick. </DL>
