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Adjective: ill-treated  il'tree-tid
  1. Subjected to cruel treatment
    "an ill-treated wife";
    - abused, maltreated, mistreated
Verb: ill-treat  il treet
  1. Treat badly
    "This boss ill-treats his workers";
    - mistreat, maltreat, abuse, ill-use, step on [informal]

See also: battered

Type of: do by, handle, treat

Nearest

ill-proportioned
ill-scented
ill-shapen
ill-smelling
ill-sorted
ill-starred
ill-suited
ill-tempered
ill-timed
ill-treat
ill-treated
ill-treatment
illude
illume
illuminable
illuminance
illuminant
illuminate
illuminated
illuminati
illuminating