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    ill at ease
    [ adj ]
    socially uncomfortable; unsure and constrained in manner
    <adj.all>
    awkward and reserved at partiesill at ease among eddies of people he didn't know
    was always uneasy with strangers


    Ill \Ill\ ([i^]l), a. [The regular comparative and superlative
    are wanting, their places being supplied by worseand worst,
    from another root.] [OE. ill, ille, Icel. illr; akin to Sw.
    illa, adv., Dan. ilde, adv.]
    1. Contrary to good, in a physical sense; contrary or opposed
    to advantage, happiness, etc.; bad; evil; unfortunate;
    disagreeable; unfavorable.

    Neither is it ill air only that maketh an ill seat,
    but ill ways, ill markets, and ill neighbors.
    --Bacon.

    There 's some ill planet reigns. --Shak.

    2. Contrary to good, in a moral sense; evil; wicked; wrong;
    iniquitious; naughtly; bad; improper.

    Of his own body he was ill, and gave
    The clergy ill example. --Shak.

    3. Sick; indisposed; unwell; diseased; disordered; as, ill of
    a fever.

    I am in health, I breathe, and see thee ill. --Shak.

    4. Not according with rule, fitness, or propriety; incorrect;
    rude; unpolished; inelegant.

    That 's an ill phrase. --Shak.

    {Ill at ease}, uneasy; uncomfortable; anxious. ``I am very
    ill at ease.'' --Shak.

    {Ill blood}, enmity; resentment; bad blood.

    {Ill breeding}, lack of good breeding; rudeness.

    {Ill fame}, ill or bad repute; as, a house of ill fame, a
    house where lewd persons meet for illicit intercourse.

    {Ill humor}, a disagreeable mood; bad temper.

    {Ill nature}, bad disposition or temperament; sullenness;
    esp., a disposition to cause unhappiness to others.

    {Ill temper}, anger; moroseness; crossness.

    {Ill turn}.
    (a) An unkind act.
    (b) A slight attack of illness. [Colloq. U.S.] -- {Ill
    will}, unkindness; enmity; malevolence.

    Syn: Bad; evil; wrong; wicked; sick; unwell.


    Ease \Ease\ ([=e]z), n. [OE. ese, eise, F. aise; akin to Pr.
    ais, aise, OIt. asio, It. agio; of uncertain origin; cf. L.
    ansa handle, occasion, opportunity. Cf. {Agio}, {Disease}.]
    1. Satisfaction; pleasure; hence, accommodation;
    entertainment. [Obs.]

    They him besought
    Of harbor and or ease as for hire penny. --Chaucer.

    2. Freedom from anything that pains or troubles; as:
    (a) Relief from labor or effort; rest; quiet; relaxation;
    as, ease of body.

    Usefulness comes by labor, wit by ease.
    --Herbert.

    Give yourself ease from the fatigue of watching.
    --Swift.
    (b) Freedom from care, solicitude, or anything that annoys
    or disquiets; tranquillity; peace; comfort; security;
    as, ease of mind.

    Among these nations shalt thou find no ease.
    --Deut.
    xxviii. 65.

    Take thine ease, eat, drink, and be merry.
    --Luke xii.
    19.
    (c) Freedom from constraint, formality, difficulty,
    embarrassment, etc.; facility; liberty; naturalness;
    -- said of manner, style, etc.; as, ease of style, of
    behavior, of address.

    True ease in writing comes from art, not chance.
    --Pope.

    Whate'er he did was done with so much ease,
    In him alone 't was natural to please. --Dryden.

    {At ease}, free from pain, trouble, or anxiety. ``His soul
    shall dwell at ease.'' --Ps. xxv. 12.

    {Chapel of ease}. See under {Chapel}.

    {Ill at ease}, not at ease, disquieted; suffering; anxious.


    {To stand at ease} (Mil.), to stand in a comfortable attitude
    in one's place in the ranks.

    {With ease}, easily; without much effort.

    Syn: Rest; quiet; repose; comfortableness; tranquillity;
    facility; easiness; readiness.

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