| adv. | 1. | In a poor manner or condition; without plenty, or sufficiency, or suitable provision for comfort; | |||
| 2. | With little or no success; indifferently; with little profit or advantage; | ||||
| 3. | Meanly; without spirit. | ||||
| 4. | Without skill or merit;
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| a. | 1. | Somewhat ill; indisposed; not in health. | |||
| Adj. | 1. | 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" |
| Adv. | 1. | poorly - (`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" |
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