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unwell

adj
/ʌnˈwɛl/

Etymology

From un- + well.

  1. derived from *welH-✻ — “to turn; wind; roll”
  2. inherited from *wallijǭ✻ — “well, swirl, wave”
  3. inherited from *wallijā✻
  4. inherited from wielle — “well”
  5. inherited from welle
  6. formed as unwell — “un- + well”

Definitions

  1. Not in good health

    Not in good health; not feeling well; somewhat ill

    • feel unwell

  2. Specifically, ill from menstruation

    Specifically, ill from menstruation; affected with, or having, catamenial; menstruant.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at unwell. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at unwell. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

8 hops · closes at unwell

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA