adjective
somewhat ill or prone to illness
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my poor ailing grandmother
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feeling a bit indisposed today
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you look a little peaked
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feeling poorly
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a sickly child
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is unwell and can't come to work
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• Derivationally related forms: ↑unwellness (for: ↑unwell)
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phrasal1. : somewhat ill
2. : somewhat drunk
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under the weather
1. Indisposed, seedy
2. Drunk (informal)
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Main Entry: ↑weather
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if a person is under the weather, they do not feel well
I’ve been feeling a bit under the weather this week.
Thesaurus: feeling and being unhealthy or illsynonym
Main entry: weather
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informal slightly unwell or in low spirits
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under the weather
: not feeling well : feeling sick
She's (feeling) a little under the weather today, so she won't be joining us.
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Main Entry: ↑weather
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under the ˈweather idiom
(informal) if you are or feel under the weather, you feel slightly ill/sick and not as well as usual
Useful english dictionary. 2012.