ill-looking (B2)
adjective
Definition
ill-looking means having an unhealthy appearance. It can have more than one sense, so use the alternate meanings and examples to choose the meaning that matches your sentence.
Examples
The writer described the response as ill-looking.
A ill-looking tone can change the mood of a conversation.
The situation became ill-looking after the announcement.
How to Use ill-looking
- ill-looking + noun (collocation)
- Use ill-looking before a noun to describe that quality. — "The writer described a ill-looking reaction."
- become ill-looking (collocation)
- Use after become, seem, or be for a state or quality. — "The discussion became ill-looking near the end."
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