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ill-willed

ill-willed
I i

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [il wild]
    • /ɪl wɪld/
    • /ɪl wɪl/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [il wild]
    • /ɪl wɪld/

Definition of ill-willed word

  • noun ill-willed hostile feeling; malevolence; enmity: to harbor ill will against someone. 1

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Origin of ill-willed

First appearance:

before 1250
One of the 11% oldest English words
Middle English word dating back to 1250-1300

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Ill-willed

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

ill-willed popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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