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1. (adv.) poorly
in a poor manner or way:
to write poorly.
2. (adj.) poorly
in poor health; somewhat ill.
Etymology: (1250–1300)
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1. (adverb) ailing, indisposed, peaked(p), poorly(p), sickly, unwell, under the weather, seedy
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"
2. (adverb) ill, badly, 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"
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1. (adverb) poorly
with a low standard of quality, skill, etc.
schools that are performing poorly; a poorly written paper
2. poorly
slightly ill
He's feeling a little poorly today.
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| Definition of 'poorly' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) poorly
somewhat ill; indisposed; not in health
2. (adverb) poorly
in a poor manner or condition; without plenty, or sufficiency, or suitable provision for comfort; as, to live poorly
3. (adverb) poorly
with little or no success; indifferently; with little profit or advantage; as, to do poorly in business
4. (adverb) poorly
meanly; without spirit
5. (adverb) poorly
without skill or merit; as, he performs poorly
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Sense: not well; badly
a poorly written essay.
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 Afrikaans: swak |
 Arabic: بِرداءَه، بصورَةٍ سَيِّئَ |
 Bulgarian: лошо |
 Brazilian: mal |
 Czech: uboze |
 German: dürftig |
 Danish: dårligt |
 Greek: άσχημα |
 Spanish: mal |
 Estonian: halvasti |
 Farsi: بد؛ بطور بد |
 Finnish: huonosti |
 French: pauvrement |
 Hebrew: דַל, גַרוּע |
 Hindi: जैसे-तैसे, किसी तरह से, ज |
 Croatian: siromašan |
 Hungarian: rosszul |
 Indonesian: jelek |
 Icelandic: illa, lélega |
 Italian: male |
 Japanese: 下手に |
 Korean: 나쁘게 |
 Lithuanian: prastai, menkai |
 Latvian: slikti; vāji; nepietiekam |
 Malay: dgn teruk |
 Dutch: slecht |
 Norwegian: dårlig |
 Polish: słabo |
 Persian: بد؛ بطور بد |
 Pashto: په بده توګه، بد |
 Portuguese: mal |
 Romanian: prost |
 Russian: плохо |
 Slovak: úboho |
 Slovenian: revno |
 Serbian: jadno |
 Swedish: dåligt, illa |
 Thai: อย่างเลว |
 Turkish: kötü/fena bir şekilde |
 Taiwanese: 貧窮地，拙劣地 |
 Ukrainian: бідно, убого |
 Urdu: ناقص طور پر |
 Vietnamese: tồi |
 Chinese: 贫穷地，拙劣地 |
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