Definitions for unwellʌnˈwɛl

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

un•wellʌnˈwɛl(adj.)

  1. not well; ailing; ill.

    Category: Pathology

  2. Older Use. menstruating.

    Category: Physiology, Status (usage)

Origin of unwell:

1400–50

Princeton's WordNet

  1. ailing, indisposed, peaked(p), poorly(p), sickly, unwell, under the weather, seedy(adj)

    somewhat ill or prone to illness

    "my poor ailing grandmother"; "feeling a bit indisposed today"; "you look a little peaked"; "feeling poorly"; "a sickly child"; "is unwell and can't come to work"

Wiktionary

  1. unwell(Adjective)

    Not well; indisposed; not in good health; somewhat ill; ailing.

  2. unwell(Adjective)

    Specifically, ill from menstruation; affected with, or having, catamenial; menstruant.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Unwell(adj)

    not well; indisposed; not in good health; somewhat ill; ailing

  2. Unwell(adj)

    specifically, ill from menstruation; affected with, or having, catamenial; menstruant


Translations for unwell

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

unwell(adjective)

not in good health

He felt unwell this morning.

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