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- Dictionarypoorly/ˈpɔːli/
adverb
- 1. in a way that is unsatisfactory or inadequate: "schools that were performing poorly"
- 2. with insufficient money: "he lived as poorly as his peasant parishioners"
adjective
- 1. unwell: British "she looked poorly"
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POORLY | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary. Meaning of poorly in English. poorly. adverb. uk / ˈpɔː.li / us / ˈpʊr.li / Add to word list. C1. not well: A business as poorly managed as that one doesn't deserve to succeed. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Not fit & healthy. be a shadow/shell of your former self idiom.
The meaning of POORLY is in a poor condition or manner; especially : in an inferior or imperfect way : badly. How to use poorly in a sentence.
Poorly definition: in a poor manner or way. See examples of POORLY used in a sentence.
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.
2 meanings: 1. in a poor way or manner; badly 2. informal in poor health; rather ill.... Click for more definitions.
Definitions of poorly. adverb. (`ill' is often used as a combining form) in a poor or improper or unsatisfactory manner; not well. “the team played poorly ”. synonyms: badly, ill. see more. adjective. somewhat ill or prone to illness. “feeling poorly ”.
/ˈpʊrli/, /ˈpɔːrli/ in a way that is not good enough synonym badly. a poorly attended meeting (= at which there are not many people) poorly designed. The job is relatively poorly paid. Our candidate fared poorly in the election (= did not get many votes). The movie is poorly acted.
