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- noun Unfriendly feeling; enmity.
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- noun Ill-disposed attitude;
grudge ;dislike .
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- noun a hostile (very unfriendly) disposition
- noun the feeling of a hostile person
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asativum commented on the word ill will
Rivals loathe Romney,
For pandering, deep pockets.
He says: Sour grapes.
-- "Romney Leads in Ill Will Among G.O.P. Candidates," New York Times, 24 Jan. 2008
January 24, 2008
skipvia commented on the word ill will
It took me several seconds to decode that headline when I saw it on the Times web site. Ill (with a capital I) never looks right to me.
January 24, 2008
reesetee commented on the word ill will
You thought it was someone named Will III? I do that too. :-)
January 25, 2008