cruel or inhumane treatment
marked by or promising bad fortune
poorly conceived or thought out
the act of using
accepted or habitual practice
the customary manner in which a language (or a form of a language) is spoken or written
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
(`ill' is often used as a combining form) in a poor or improper or unsatisfactory manner; not well
resulting in suffering or adversity
distressing
