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Antonyms for ill use


Grammar : Verb
Spell : verb il-yooz; noun il-yoos
Phonetic Transcription : verb ˈɪlˈyuz; noun ˈɪlˈyus



Definition of ill use

  • As in ill-treat : verb abuse
  • As in ill-use : verb abuse
Example sentences :
  • Ill use your own words and say that he cant,—that his saintship cant.
  • Extract from : « The Shadow of Life » by Anne Douglas Sedgwick
  • All that bought them made not such an ill use of their purchase.
  • Extract from : « With the King at Oxford » by Alfred J. Church
  • "I do not understand how he can not hate those who ill use him," exclaimed Gilbert.
  • Extract from : « Balsamo, The Magician » by Alexander Dumas
  • I will return it when read, and make no ill use of the copy, if granted.
  • Extract from : « Life of Lord Byron, Vol. IV » by Thomas Moore
  • I never saw a Turk ill use the useful, gentle, amiable quadruped.
  • Extract from : « Natural History in Anecdote » by Various
  • One step nearer, she said quietly, and Ill use the whip again.
  • Extract from : « The Blue Grass Seminary Girls' Vacation Adventures » by Carolyn Judson Burnett
  • Trusting to shew, in words few, That men have an ill use (To their own shame) women to blame, And causeless them accuse.
  • Extract from : « The Missourian » by Eugene P. (Eugene Percy) Lyle
  • A cutting board should always be at hand to chisel and pound upon and to save the bench-top from all ill use.
  • Extract from : « Manual Training Toys for the Boy's Workshop » by Harris W. Moore
  • Women can gain by the ill use of their eyes what men fail to accomplish by their straightforward methods.
  • Extract from : « Amazing Grace » by Kate Trimble Sharber
  • "They naturally grudge her the spoils she gains by the ill use of those important members," I answered defensively.
  • Extract from : « Amazing Grace » by Kate Trimble Sharber

Synonyms for ill use

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