poorly

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poorly

She felt poorly and stayed in bed with a cup of tea.

Definition

  1. Adverb:

    • In an unsatisfactory, inadequate, or inferior manner: Used to describe an action performed badly or with poor results.
    • In a way that indicates poverty or lack: Used to describe something done with insufficient resources or quality.

  2. Adjective (chiefly British, informal):

    • Somewhat ill or unwell: Used to describe a state of feeling sick or in poor health.
Usage and Examples

  • As an Adverb:

    • The team played poorly and lost the match. (The team's performance was bad.)
    • The project was poorly managed, leading to many delays. (The project management was inadequate.)
    • The room was poorly lit, making it difficult to read. (The lighting in the room was insufficient.)

  • As an Adjective (informal):

    • She stayed home because she was feeling poorly. (She stayed home because she felt unwell.)
    • He looked very poorly after his long illness. (His appearance suggested he was not in good health.)
Advanced Usage
  • "poorly off": Having little money; not wealthy.
    • Despite working hard, they remained quite poorly off.
  • "to think poorly of someone/something": To have a low opinion.
    • I would think poorly of any company that treats its workers unfairly.
Variants and Related Words
  • Poor (adj): Lacking sufficient money or resources; of a low or inferior standard.
  • Poorness (n): The state of being poor in quality or condition.
Synonyms
  • Adverb: Badly, inadequately, unsatisfactorily, imperfectly.
  • Adjective (informal): Unwell, ill, sick, ailing, indisposed, under the weather.
Antonyms
  • Adverb: Well, excellently, satisfactorily, adequately.
  • Adjective (informal): Well, healthy, fit.
Related Phrases and Idioms
  • "poorly attended": Having few people present.
    • The meeting was poorly attended due to the bad weather.
  • "poorly timed": Happening at an inappropriate or inconvenient moment.
    • His joke was poorly timed, given the somber mood of the room.
poorly

She felt poorly and stayed in bed with a cup of tea.

Adjective
  1. 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
Adverb
  1. (`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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