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poorly

poor·ly
P p

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [poo r-lee]
    • /ˈpʊər li/
    • /ˈpɔː.li/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [poo r-lee]
    • /ˈpʊər li/

Definitions of poorly word

  • adverb poorly in a poor manner or way: The team played poorly. 1
  • adjective poorly in poor health; somewhat ill: I hear she's been poorly. 1
  • adverb poorly badly 1
  • adjective poorly ill, unwell 1
  • adjective poorly If someone is poorly, they are ill. 0
  • adverb poorly in a poor way or manner; badly 0

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Origin of poorly

First appearance:

before 1250
One of the 11% oldest English words
First recorded in 1250-1300, poorly is from the Middle English word pourely. See poor, -ly

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Parts of speech for Poorly

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

poorly popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 89% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for poorly

adv poorly

  • abjectly — utterly hopeless, miserable, humiliating, or wretched: abject poverty.
  • abominably — repugnantly hateful; detestable; loathsome: an abominable crime.
  • advantageously — providing an advantage; furnishing convenience or opportunity; favorable; profitable; useful; beneficial: an advantageous position; an advantageous treaty.
  • apologetically — containing an apology or excuse for a fault, failure, insult, injury, etc.: An apologetic letter to his creditors explained the delay.
  • at a discount — below the regular price

adj poorly

  • bilious — If someone describes the appearance of something as bilious, they mean that they think it looks unpleasant and rather disgusting.
  • bummed — depressed, upset, distressed, annoyed, etc.
  • dog-eared — having dog-ears: a dog-eared book.
  • dogeared — (in a book) a corner of a page folded over like a dog's ear, as by careless use, or to mark a place.
  • down with — from higher to lower; in descending direction or order; toward, into, or in a lower position: to come down the ladder.

adverb poorly

  • adversely — unfavorable or antagonistic in purpose or effect: adverse criticism.
  • deficiently — In a deficient manner.
  • deplorably — causing or being a subject for grief or regret; lamentable: the deplorable death of a friend.
  • disappointingly — failing to fulfill one's hopes or expectations: a disappointing movie; a disappointing marriage.
  • disgracefully — In a disgraceful manner.

adjective poorly

  • ailing — An ailing organization or society is in difficulty and is becoming weaker.
  • carsick — nauseated from riding in a car or other vehicle
  • crummy — Something that is crummy is unpleasant, of very poor quality, or not good enough.
  • diseased — a disordered or incorrectly functioning organ, part, structure, or system of the body resulting from the effect of genetic or developmental errors, infection, poisons, nutritional deficiency or imbalance, toxicity, or unfavorable environmental factors; illness; sickness; ailment.
  • funnyfunnies. comic strips. Also called funny paper. the section of a newspaper reserved for comic strips, word games, etc.

Antonyms for poorly

adv poorly

  • abundantly — If something is abundantly clear, it is extremely obvious.
  • admirably — worthy of admiration; inspiring approval, reverence, or affection.
  • affluently — in an abundant or wealthy manner
  • alluringly — very attractive or tempting; enticing; seductive.
  • amazingly — causing great surprise or sudden wonder.

adverb poorly

  • attractively — In an attractive manner; with the power of attracting or drawing to.
  • charmingly — In a charming manner.
  • commendably — worthy of praise: She did a commendable job of informing all the interested parties.
  • elegantly — Gracefully, smoothly, and swiftly; with supreme style.
  • entrancingly — In an entrancing manner.

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