Ill and Very bad

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Ill adjective - Affected with nausea.

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Very bad and ill are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Very bad" instead an adjective "Ill".

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Ill and very bad are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Ill" instead an adjective phrase "Very bad".

After walking some miles in ill-fitting shoes, her feet look exactly like you'd expect them to look, namely, very bad.

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In fact, it's actually a very bad idea to force a chameleon to change color since it can actually stress out the reptile and make it very ill.

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Technically, they can use all the magic they want to before then with no ill effects, but magic is addicting, and such behavior gives way to very bad habits.

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