Poorly - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈpʊrlɪ|  American pronunciation of the word poorly
Brit.  |ˈpɔːlɪ|  British pronunciation of the word poorly

adverb

- (`ill' is often used as a combining form) in a poor or improper or unsatisfactory manner; not well (syn: badly, ill)
the team played poorly

adjective

- somewhat ill or prone to illness (syn: ailing, indisposed, peaked, seedy, sickly, unwell)
feeling poorly

Extra examples

...he tends to perform poorly on standardized tests...

...she stayed home because she was feeling poorly...

He did poorly at his examination.

Jana's doing poorly in school.

The article was poorly written.

Matt's wife's been very poorly.

It was obvious that the house had been poorly maintained.

The throw from the shortstop was poorly aimed.

She did poorly on the test, but, to be fair, so did a lot of other people.

The company's products are, by general estimate, poorly made.

They performed poorly, but allowances should be made for their inexperience.

According to one observer, the event was poorly organized.

The book was poorly edited.

The program's documentation is poorly written.

The poorly trained forces are little more than cannon fodder.

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