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First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
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Ill-best, a. The best of the bad. — 1646 Baillie II. 395.
Let … such wicked men be put from about him and the ill-best there he taken into his service
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"Ill-best adj.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 26 Apr 2024 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/dost/ill_best>