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illest

illest

9.9
Extremely bad and cruel, causing harm to others
  • adjective
  • /ˈɪlɪst/
  • Archaic
translation icon : el más malvado
  • He was remembered as the illest ruler the kingdom had ever known.

Examples

  • In the legend, the illest knight betrayed his comrades for personal gain.

  • The illest deeds in the story shocked even the most hardened readers.

  • He was known as the illest villain in the story.

  • The illest of all the criminals was finally caught.

  • In the legend, the illest knight betrayed his comrades for personal gain.

  • He was remembered as the illest ruler the kingdom had ever known.

  • The illest deeds in the story shocked even the most hardened readers.

Synonyms

baddest
vsillest
  • Informal
1 8.2

A thing that people dislike most because it has very low quality

is archaic or literary rather than informal
worst
vsillest
1.2

To the greatest degree in a bad way

is focused on moral wickedness rather than general badness

How Bad

illest
  • Archaic
9.9
evil
∞ 1.2
wicked
149 4.6
bad
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

illest superlative

Morphology

illest = ill (transparent) = ill + est

Standard superlative formation from the adjective 'ill' using the productive suffix '-est'; meaning 'most bad/wicked' is predictable from the base.

Etymology

Illest is the superlative of ill, a very old word that meant 'bad' or 'evil'. So illest in older or literary use simply means the 'most bad' or 'most wicked' person or deed.