ailing, indisposed, peaked, poorly, sickly, unwell, under the weather, seedy
(adjective) 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”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
ailing (plural ailings)
An ailment.
ailing
present participle of ail
ailing (comparative more ailing, superlative most ailing)
Sickly; sick; ill; unwell.
• Gilani, nilgai
Source: Wiktionary
Ail, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Ailed; p. pr. & vb. n. Ailing.] Etym: [OE. eilen, ailen, AS. eglan to trouble, pain; akin to Goth. us-agljan to distress, agls troublesome, irksome, aglo, aglitha, pain, and prob. to E. awe.
Definition: To affect with pain or uneasiness, either physical or mental; to trouble; to be the matter with; -- used to express some uneasiness or affection, whose cause is unknown; as, what ails the man I know not what ails him. What aileth thee, Hagar Gen. xxi. 17.
Note: It is never used to express a specific disease. We do not say, a fever ails him; but, something ails him.
Ail, v. i.
Definition: To be affected with pain or uneasiness of any sort; to be ill or indisposed or in trouble. When he ails ever so little . . . he is so peevish. Richardson.
Ail, n.
Definition: Indisposition or morbid affection. Pope.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 November 2024
(adjective) concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; “theoretical science”
Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be “dancing” after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. That’s how the first coffee drink was born.
