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List of meaning for poorly

defectively or unsuccessfully

ailing, indisposed, peaked(p), poorly(p), sickly, unwell, under the weather, seedy(adverb)

somewhat ill or prone to illness

"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"

ill, badly, poorly(adverb)

(`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"

temporarily suffering from a disorder of the body

she stayed home because she was feeling poorly

in an unsatisfactory way he tends to perform poorly on standardized tests

a poorly drawn figure

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