Definition of Ilk in English :

Define Ilk in English

Ilk meaning in English

Meaning of Ilk in English

Pronunciation of Ilk in English

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Ilk

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Noun

1. ilk, like

a kind of person

Example Sentences:
'We'll not see his like again'
'I can't tolerate people of his ilk'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Ilk

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noun
1. 
a type; class; sort (esp in the phrase of that, his, her, etc, ilk)
people of that ilk should not be allowed here
2.  of that ilk
determiner
Scottish
each; every

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Ilk

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adjective
1.  Obsolete
same; like
noun
2. 
kind; sort; class
only in of that (or his, her, etc.) ilk, of the same sort or class: from a misunderstanding of the phrase of that ilk as used in Scotland to mean “of the same name (as the place he owns or from which he comes)” [MacDonald of that ilk (i.e., MacDonald of MacDonald)] and often used disparagingly
adjective
Chiefly Scottish
each; every
: also ˈilka (ˈɪlkə ; ilˈkə)

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Ilk

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n.
Type or kind: can't trust people of that ilk.
pron.
Scots
The same. Used following a name to indicate that the one named resides in an area bearing the same name: Duncan of that ilk.
adj.
Variant of ilka.

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