ailing
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ail
(āl)v. ailed, ail·ing, ails
v.intr.
To feel ill or have pain: has been ailing for weeks.
v.tr.
To cause physical or mental pain or uneasiness to; trouble. See Synonyms at trouble.
[Middle English eilen, from Old English eglian, from egle, troublesome.]
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ailing
(ˈeɪlɪŋ)adj
unwell or unsuccessful
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Adj. 1. [画像:ailing - somewhat ill or prone to illness]ailing - somewhat ill or prone to illness; "my poor ailing grandmother"; "feeling a bit indisposed today"; "you look a little peaked"; "feeling poorly"; "a sickly child"; "is unwell and can't come to work"
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ailing
adjective
1. weak, failing, poor, flawed, unstable, feeble, unsatisfactory, deficient, unsound A rise in overseas sales is good news for the ailing economy.
2. ill, suffering, poorly, diseased, sick, weak, crook (Austral. & N.Z. informal), feeble, invalid, debilitated, sickly, unwell, infirm, off colour, under the weather (informal), indisposed She stopped working to care for her ailing mother.
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ailing
adjectiveAffected or tending to be affected with minor health problems:
Idiom: under the weather.
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[ˈeɪlɪŋ] adj [organization, economy] → malade
(old-fashioned) (= ill) [person] → souffrant(e)
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ailing
a. achacoso-a, enfermizo-a.
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