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Definition of 'ail'English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) (m), (m), from (etyl) .
Adjective
(en-adj)
(obsolete) Painful; troublesome.
Etymology 2
From (etyl) .
Verb
( en-verb)
To cause to suffer; to trouble, afflict. (Now chiefly in interrogative or indefinite constructions.)
- Have some chicken soup. It's good for what ails you.
* Bible, Genesis xxi. 17
- What aileth thee, Hagar?
* 2011 , "Connubial bliss in America", The Economist :
- Not content with having in 1996 put a Defence of Marriage Act (DOMA) on the statue book, Congress has now begun to hold hearings on a Respect for Marriage Act. Defended, respected: what could possibly ail marriage in America?
To be ill; to suffer; to be troubled.
* Richardson
- When he ails ever so little he is so peevish.
Noun
( en-noun)
An ailment; trouble; illness.
Etymology 3
From (etyl) .
Noun
( en-noun)
The awn of barley or other types of corn.
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