Ill
Ill adverb - Certainly not.
Usage example: you can ill afford to miss another day of work
Nearby Word: illness
Never
Never adverb - At no time.
Both words in one sentence
- They lampshade it by saying "It's not good to speak ill of the dead, but the truth can never be ill."
Source: Speak Ill of the Dead - This could be due to Lunarian immortality being the "never age or fall ill" variety while Hourai immortality is the "never ever die, ever" variety.
Source: Immortality Immorality -
Ianto: My mother taught me never to speak ill of the dead, even if they do most of the talking for themselves.
Source: Never Speak Ill of the Dead
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