Ill-looking

/ˌɪlˈlʊkɪŋ/

अस्वस्थ दिखने वाला; बीमार-सा दिखने वाला; देखने में खराब

Origin & History

Formed in English from ill (“sick, bad”) + looking (“having the appearance of”); a descriptive compound adjective.

अंग्रेज़ी में ill (अर्थ: बीमार/खराब) + looking (अर्थ: दिखने में/आकृति वाला) से बना वर्णनात्मक संयुक्त विशेषण।

Definition

Describing someone or something that appears unwell, unhealthy, weak, or generally unattractive to look at.

किसी व्यक्ति या वस्तु के बारे में, जो बीमार, अस्वस्थ, कमजोर या सामान्यतः देखने में अच्छा न लगे।

Parts of Speech

Adjective:
After the long journey, he looked ill-looking and exhausted.
लंबी यात्रा के बाद वह अस्वस्थ-सा और थका हुआ दिख रहा था।

Usage Examples

She was pale and ill-looking after the fever.
The plant turned ill-looking when it stopped getting sunlight.
He gave an ill-looking smile that worried everyone.
The meat had an ill-looking color, so we threw it away.

Synonyms

Sickly Unwell-looking Ailing Pale Wan Haggard Drawn Peaked Unhealthy-looking

Antonyms

Healthy-looking Well-looking Robust Hale Rosy Fresh-looking

Related Forms

Noun
Illness / Ill health
Verb
Adjective
Ill / Ill-looking / Sickly / Unwell
Adverb
Ill / Sickly

Idioms & Phrases

Look ill
अस्वस्थ दिखना
Be looking ill
बीमार-सा लगना/दिखना