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Adjective

1. {{lb|en|obsolete}} [[evil|Evil]]; [[wicked]] (of people). {{defdate|13th|19th c.}}
2. {{lb|en|archaic}} Morally reprehensible (of behaviour etc.); [[blameworthy]]. {{defdate|from 13th c.}}
3. Indicative of [[unkind]] or [[malevolent]] intentions; [[harsh]], [[cruel]]. {{defdate|from 14th c.}}
4. Unpropitious, unkind, faulty, not up to reasonable standard.
5. {{U|unwell}} in terms of [[health]] or physical condition; [[sick]]. {{defdate|from 15th c.}}
6. {{U|nauseated}}; having an urge to [[vomit]]. {{defdate|from 20th c.}}
7. {{lb|en|slang|mostly|hip-hop}} [[sublime|Sublime]], with the connotation of being so in a singularly [[creative]] way.
8. {{lb|en|slang}} Extremely bad (bad enough to make one ill). Generally used indirectly with ''to be''.
9. {{lb|en|dated}} {{U|unwise}}; not a good idea.
10. {{lb|en|Appalachia}} Bad-tempered.

Adverb

1. Not [[well]]; [[imperfectly]], [[badly]]

Noun

1. {{lb|en|often [[pluralize]]d}} [[trouble|Trouble]]; [[distress]]; [[misfortune]]; [[adversity]].
2. [[harm|Harm]] or [[injury]].
3. [[evil|Evil]]; [[moral]] [[wrongfulness]].
4. A physical [[ailment]]; an [[illness]].
5. {{lb|en|US|slang|uncountable}} [[PCP]], [[phencyclidine]].

Verb

1. {{lb|en|intransitive|slang|dated}} To behave aggressively.

Proper noun

1. {{place|en|river|c/France|tributary to the [[Rhine]]}}.

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