Ailing and Bad

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Ailing adjective - Temporarily suffering from a disorder of the body.

Usage example: he was ailing from some sort of infection in his eye that made it look all red and puffy

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Bad is a synonym for ailing in ill topic. In some cases you can use "Bad" instead an adjective "Ailing", when it comes to topics like health.

Nearby Words: ailment, ailed

Bad adjective - Temporarily suffering from a disorder of the body.

Usage example: I've been feeling bad all week with this cold

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Ailing is a synonym for bad in ill topic. You can use "Ailing" instead an adjective "Bad", if it concerns topics such as health, sick, injured.

Nearby Words: badly, badness

The official reason was Lee taking time off to look after her ailing son, though it would be a bit naive not to suspect it had something to do with her (not undeserved) reputation for alcoholism and general bad behavior.

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