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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.
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 ”.
Poorly definition: in a poor manner or way. See examples of POORLY used in a sentence.
Define poorly. poorly synonyms, poorly pronunciation, poorly translation, English dictionary definition of poorly. adv. In a poor manner. See Usage Note at poor. adj. Chiefly Southern US In poor health; ill: feeling poorly.
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Adjective. Filter. adverb. In a poor manner, as scantily, badly, or defectively. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. With a low opinion; disparagingly. Thought poorly of it. Webster's New World. With little or no success; indifferently; with little profit or advantage. To do poorly in business. Wiktionary. Meanly; without spirit. Wiktionary.
Definition of poorly adverb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
poorly. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English poor‧ly1 /ˈpɔːli $ ˈpʊrli/ adverb badly Jana’s doing poorly in school. poorly educated workers The article was poorly written.
