unwell

Adjective

WordNet 3.0

somewhat ill or prone to illness“my poor ailing grandmother”“feeling a bit indisposed today”“you look a little peaked”“feeling poorly”“a sickly child”“is unwell and can't come to work”Synonyms: ailing indisposed peaked(p)poorly(p)sickly under the weather seedy

Unwell \Un*well"\, a.

1.Not well; indisposed; not in good health; somewhat ill; ailing. [1913 Webster]

2.(Med.) Specifically, ill from menstruation; affected with, or having, catamenial; menstruant. [1913 Webster]

Note: This word was formerly regarded as an Americanism, but is now in common use among all who speak the English language. [1913 Webster]