poorly

Speech parts

1. poorly - Adjective

2. poorly - Adverb

4. poorly - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

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

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

Without skill or merit; as, he performs poorly.

Somewhat ill; indisposed; not in health.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

ill badly sickly unwell peaked improperly ailing insufficiently awfully seedy indisposed under the weather ineptly incompetently wretchedly
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Antonyms

hardy fortunately luckily hale benny husky
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Phrases with the word

poorly understood poorly planned poorly educated poorly spoken be poorly informed handle poorly

Examples

Personally, people know themselves very poorly. Ernst Mach

Sexuality poorly repressed unsettles some families; well repressed, it unsettles the whole world. Karl Kraus

I think very poorly of United Russia. United Russia is the party of corruption, the party of crooks and thieves. And it is the duty of every patriot and citizen of our country to make sure that this party is destroyed. Alexei Navalny

You get more from a few good animals than from the many that are poorly grazed. Sicilian Proverb

Truth that is poorly timed is as bad as a lie. German Proverb

Until we are only poorly paid, we shall also poorly work. Hungarian Proverb

Close letter words and terms

poorland flower poorliness poorling poorly armed poorly cut poorly differentiated