adverb, adjective
adverb in a way that is not satisfactory
SYNBADLY:
a poorly attended meeting (= at which there are not many people) * poorly designed * The job is relatively poorly paid. * Our candidate fared poorly in the election (= did not get many votes). * The movie is poorly acted. * Health care in the capital compares poorly with that in the rest of the country.
adjective [notusuallybeforenoun] (BrE, informal) ill:
She felt poorly. * According to a hospital spokesman, his condition is said to be poorly, but stable.
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
This entry for poorly is sourced from Main Dictionary, one of the dictionaries and corpora merged into Lughet.
Does poorly appear elsewhere on Lughet?
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