under the weather

under the weather
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

Syn:
ailing, ↑indisposed, ↑peaked, ↑poorly, ↑sickly, ↑unwell, ↑seedy
Similar to: ↑ill, ↑sick
Derivationally related forms: ↑unwellness (for: ↑unwell)

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(informal).See ill adjective sense 1.

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phrasal
1. : 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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under the weather informal phrase
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
Main entry:weatheridiom

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