POORLY Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster The meaning of POORLY is in a poor condition or manner; especially : in an inferior or imperfect way : badly How to use poorly in a sentence
POORLY definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary Farmers have done poorly for 15 years These have damaged an already poorly performing economy Trustees need to hold their managers accountable for poorly performing investments These are poorly equipped and suffer from low productivity Tom Cannon Basic Marketing Principles and Practice (1986)
Poorly - definition of poorly by The Free Dictionary poorly - 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"
poorly - Wiktionary, the free dictionary poorly (comparative more poorly or (rare) poorlier, superlative most poorly or (rare) poorliest) In a poor manner or condition; without plenty, or sufficiency, or suitable provision for comfort With little or no success; indifferently; with little profit or advantage
poorly adverb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes . . . Definition of poorly adverb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary in a way that is not good enough synonym badly The job is relatively poorly paid Our candidate fared poorly in the election (= did not get many votes) The movie is poorly acted Healthcare in the capital compares poorly with that in the rest of the country
poorly - definition and meaning - Wordnik With little or no success; insufficiently; defectively: as, poorly constructed; poorly adapted to the purpose Humbly; without spirit; ignobly from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
poorly - WordReference. com Dictionary of English in a poor manner or way: The team played poorly somewhat ill: I hear she's been poorly Middle English pourely See poor, - ly 1250–1300 In Lists: Vocabulary, more Synonyms: sick, unwell, ill, bad, under the weather, more