Poorly

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • ad. In a poor manner. See Usage Note at poor.
  • adj. Chiefly Southern U.S. In poor health; ill: feeling poorly. See Usage Note at bad1.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • ad. in a poor manner
  • adj. ill, unwell, sick
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • ad. In a poor manner or condition; without plenty, or sufficiency, or suitable provision for comfort.
  • ad. With little or no success; indifferently; with little profit or advantage.
  • ad. Meanly; without spirit.
  • ad. Without skill or merit.
  • adj. Somewhat ill; indisposed; not in health.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Somewhat ill; indisposed; not in health; unwell.
  • In a poor manner or condition.
  • With little or no success; insufficiently; defectively: as, poorly constructed; poorly adapted to the purpose.
  • Humbly; without spirit; ignobly.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • ad. (`ill' is often used as a combining form) in a poor or improper or unsatisfactory manner; not well
  • adj. somewhat ill or prone to illness
  • Equivalent
    ill    sick   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    indifferently    meanly    indisposed    piteously    humbly    weakly    abjectly    contemptibly    despicably    ailing   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Kalgoorlie