Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1960 (SND Vol. V). Includes material from the 2005 supplement.
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ILL-LIKE, adj. Ugly, ill-favoured (Sh. 1959). As a n., anything having the appearance of evil. [′ɪl-ləik]Rxb. 1701 Trans. Hawick Archaeol. Soc. (1909) 29:
Cursing herself if ever she saw ill or ill like in the said Agnes Scott.Edb. 2000:
Whit an ill-like man she's mairrit oan.
