ill vs combining form

combining form vs ill

ill and combining form both are nouns.

ill is an adjective but combining form is not an adjective.

ill is an adverb but combining form is not an adverb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
ill	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
combining form	Yes	No	No	No

ill (noun)	combining form (noun)
an often persistent bodily disorder or disease; a cause for complaining	a bound form used only in compounds

ill (adjective)	combining form (adjective)
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
distressing
resulting in suffering or adversity
indicating hostility or enmity
presaging ill fortune

ill (adverb)	combining form (adverb)
(`ill' is often used as a combining form) in a poor or improper or unsatisfactory manner; not well
with difficulty or inconvenience; scarcely or hardly
unfavorably or with disapproval

Difference between ill and combining form

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