ailing en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˈeɪ.lɪŋ/
- (Southern-England) audio
Meanings
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Sickly; sick; ill; unwell.
She cared for her ailing brother day in, day out.
Based on the successful Class 59 but with a much more modern engine, what was to become the Class 66 was designed to replace much of the company's elderly and ailing locomotive fleet.
2021 February 24, “Fleet News: Class 66 history”, in RAIL, number 925, page 27:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most ailing | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more ailing | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Translations (35)
id celomes (sick) · it sofferente (sick) · eo malsana (sick) · fr malade (sick) · oc malaut (sick) · de leidend (sick) · de dahinsiechend (sick) · de angeschlagen (sick) · pt enfermo (sick) · de notleidend (sick) · fr malsain (sick) · et põdur (sick) · mi ngātoro (sick) · de kränkelnd (sick) · is vesall (sick) · fi raihnas (sick) · nl ziek (sick) · pt doente (sick) · es enfermito (sick) · es achacoso (sick) · de kränklich (sick) · ca malalt (sick) · de marode (sick) · it malato (sick) · sq sëmurë (sick) · de krank (sick) · id gering (sick) · id merana (sick) · izh läsivä (sick) · mi haumate (sick) · et haiglane (sick) · io malada (sick) · mi taimaha (sick) · mi oke (sick) · es enfermo (sick)