'ill-used' definitions:
Definition of 'ill-used'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Of persons; taken advantage of; "after going out of his way to help his friend get the job he felt not appreciated but used" [syn: exploited, ill-used, put-upon, used, victimized, victimised]
Definition of 'ill-used'
From: GCIDE
- ill-used \ill`-used"\ adj.
- 1. taken advantage of; treated badly; -- of persons. [WordNet sense 1]
- Syn: exploited, put-upon, used, victimized. [WordNet 1.5]
- 2. Misapplied. [1913 Webster]