What is the meaning of poorly?

adjective

  • Somewhat ill or prone to illness.
    • usage: "my poor ailing grandmother"; "feeling a bit indisposed today"; "you look a little peaked"; "feeling poorly"; "a sickly child"; "is unwell and can't come to work"

adverb

  • (adv.) ((`ill' is often used as a combining form) in a poor or improper or unsatisfactory manner; not well)
    • usage: "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"
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APAWordNet. (2010). poorly. Retrieved September 23, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/poorly/definitions/1181070
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