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poorly
[poor-lee]
adverb
in a poor manner or way.
The team played poorly.
adjective
in poor health; somewhat ill.
I hear she's been poorly.
poorly
/ ˈpɔː-, ˈpʊəlɪ /
adverb
in a poor way or manner; badly
adjective
informal(usually postpositive) in poor health; rather ill
she's poorly today
Word History and Origins
Example Sentences
Lundes went from juvenile camp to juvenile camp and then to the California Youth Authority, the ineffective and poorly run state system that has since been shut down.
The sport's governing body, the Rugby Football League, told the BBC last month that its players had been "poorly treated" by the honours system.
Sly and the Family Stone’s next two albums, “High on You” and “Heard You Missed Me, Well I’m Back,” sold poorly.
“You have this pool of human resources that is poorly compensated and not utilized to their full potential,” said Elizabeth Dickinson, a Colombia analyst with the International Crisis Group, a nonprofit think tank.
The reveries always end poorly, usually with me shouting something like “Your body is a miracle!” and their owner robot escorting me off its property.
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