ill-conditioned

American  

[il-kuhn-dish-uhnd] / ˈɪl kənˈdɪʃ ənd /

adjective

1. in a surly or bad mood, state, etc.

2. not in a good or peak condition.

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Other Word Forms

• ill-conditionedness noun

Etymology

Origin of ill-conditioned

First recorded in 1605–15

Example Sentences

But Baudelaire's Les Fleurs du Mal provoked an attack on both the theorists of art for art's sake and the poet: "He went in search of corruption, and the ill-conditioned jade proved a thankless muse."

From Time Magazine Archive

Then the game degenerated into a huffing & puffing contest between ill-conditioned athletes.

From Time Magazine Archive

The ill-conditioned pancreases suggested that the patient had been eating a great amount of carbohydrates, like sugar and bread.

From Time Magazine Archive

He seemed an ill-conditioned fellow, but the businesslike way in which we went about our work, watering, feeding, and littering down in old campaigners' fashion, drew from him a grunt of commendation.

From The Story of Francis Cludde by Weyman, Stanley John

I have just observed that conformation materially affects our existence; and this circumstance may in a great measure be referred to temper, and the wear and tear that it occasions in ill-conditioned individuals.

From Curiosities of Medical Experience by Millingen, J. G. (John Gideon)