Definition of poorly Poorly
/puˈɹli/ - [purlee] - poor•ly
We found 11 definitions of poorly from 5 different sources.
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| poorly - somewhat ill or prone to illness; "my poor ailing grandmother"; "feeling a bit indisposed today"; "you look a little peaked"; "feeling poorly"; "a sickly child"; "is unwell and can't come to work" | ||
| ailing, indisposed, peaked, sickly, unwell, under the weather, seedy | ||
| ill, sick presaging ill fortune; "ill omens"; "ill predictions"; "my words with inauspicious thunderings shook heaven"- P.B.Shelley; "a dead and ominous silence prevailed"; "a by-election at a time highly unpropitious for the Government" | ||
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| poorly - (`ill' is often used as a combining form) in a poor or improper or unsatisfactory manner; not well; "he was ill prepared"; "it ill befits a man to betray old friends"; "the car runs badly"; "he performed badly on the exam"; "the team played poorly"; "ill-fitting clothes"; "an ill-conceived plan" | ||
| ill, badly | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- poorly (adv.)
In a poor manner or condition; without plenty, or sufficiency, or suitable provision for comfort; as, to live poorly. - poorly (adv.)
With little or no success; indifferently; with little profit or advantage; as, to do poorly in business. - poorly (adv.)
Meanly; without spirit. - poorly (adv.)
Without skill or merit; as, he performs poorly. - poorly (a.)
Somewhat ill; indisposed; not in health.
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In a poor or improper or unsatisfactory manner.
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