Definitions for poorly
ˈpʊər lipoor·ly

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. ailing, indisposed, peaked(p), poorly(p), sickly, unwell, under the weather, seedyadverb

   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. ill, badly, poorlyadverb

   (`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"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. poorlyadverb

   in a poor manner

2. poorlyadjective

   ill, unwell, sick

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Poorlyadverb

   Etymology: from poor.

   1. Without wealth.

   Those thieves spared his life, letting him go to learn to live poorly. Philip Sidney, b. ii.

   2. Not prosperously; with little success.

   If you sow one ground with the same kind of grain, it will prosper but poorly. Francis Bacon.

   3. Meanly; without spirit.

   Your constancy
   Hath left you unattended: be not lost
   So poorly in your thoughts. William Shakespeare, Macbeth.

   Nor is their courage or their wealth so low,
   That from his wars they poorly would retire. Dryden.

   4. Without dignity.

   You meaner beauties of the night,
   That poorly satisfy our eyes,
   More by your number than your light,
   You common people of the skies;
   What are you when the sun shall rise. Henry Wotton.

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1. poorly

   Poorly is an adverb that means in an unsatisfactory, inadequate, or unsuccessful manner. As an adjective, it can mean being in bad health or not feeling well.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Poorlyadverb

   in a poor manner or condition; without plenty, or sufficiency, or suitable provision for comfort; as, to live poorly

2. Poorlyadverb

   with little or no success; indifferently; with little profit or advantage; as, to do poorly in business

3. Poorlyadverb

   meanly; without spirit

4. Poorlyadverb

   without skill or merit; as, he performs poorly

5. Poorlyadjective

   somewhat ill; indisposed; not in health

How to pronounce poorly?

1. Alex

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   Mark

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   Daniel

   British

   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

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   Veena

   Indian

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   Neerja

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   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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How to say poorly in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of poorly in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of poorly in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of poorly in a Sentence

1. John Kelly:

   It was really traumatic, trying and poorly executed.

2. Danish Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt:

   In recent years Denmark has gone through a severe crisis, the worst crisis since the Second World War ... We were hit harder than other countries because the good times were used poorly.

3. Donald Trump:

   These are the highest sanctions ever imposed on a country, it's too bad what's happening with Iran. It's going to hell, doing poorly, practically broke, they are broke.

4. Henry Ward Beecher:

   Well married a person has wings, poorly married shackles.

5. Jeff Cohen:

   A lot of the fee calculations for portfolio managers are based on performance versus the index, so if they don't play in large deals ... they're basically betting they do poorly, which is a tough bet to make.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=poorly
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Poorly
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=poorly
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/poorly