poorly
IPA: pˈurɫi
adjective
- (UK) ill, unwell, sick
adverb
- 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.
- Meanly; without spirit.
- Without skill or merit.
- In a negative manner; with disapproval.
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Examples of "poorly" in Sentences
- The structure was poorly built.
- It is poorly written and dispensable.
- The film was poorly received in the UK.
- The biology of the family is poorly known.
- The school was dilapidated and poorly run.
- The article explains the connection poorly.
- The incidence of rupture is poorly defined.
- The arguments are flimsy and poorly considered.
- The implementation of the system was poorly done.
- The limits of the distribution are poorly understood.