Able-bodied
Able-bodied adjective - Enjoying health and vigor.
Usage example: every able-bodied young man in the village had been sent off to fight in the war
Ill is an antonym for able-bodied.
Ill
Ill adjective - Temporarily suffering from a disorder of the body.
Usage example: since I'm ill, I guess that I'll just have to miss that dental appointment
Able-bodied is an antonym for ill.
Nearby Word: illness
Both words in one sentence
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Whoopi Epiphany Speech: A poor, ethnic minority, disabled, illiterate, or ill-educated character (ideally all of the above) makes a wise and insightful speech to the white, able-bodied, richer, better-educated protagonist.
Source: Glurge
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