AILS

Noun

ails

plural of ail

Verb

ails

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ail

Anagrams

• Alis, Isla, LIAs, LISA, Lias, Lisa, SAIL, SiAl, lais, lias, sail, sial

Source: Wiktionary


AIL

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



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