poorly

poor·ly

P0443800 (po͝or′lē)adv. In a poor manner. See Usage Note at poor.adj. Chiefly Southern US In poor health; ill: feeling poorly. See Usage Note at bad¹.

poorly

(ˈpʊəlɪ; ˈpɔː-) advin a poor way or manner; badlyadj (usually postpositive) informal in poor health; rather ill: she's poorly today.

poor•ly

(ˈpʊər li)

adv. 1. in a poor manner or way: to write poorly. adj. 2. in poor health; somewhat ill. [1250–1300]

Thesaurus

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"ailing, indisposed, peaked, under the weather, unwell, sickly, seedyill, sick - affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function; "ill from the monotony of his suffering"
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"ill, badlycombining form - a bound form used only in compounds; "`hemato-' is a combining form in words like `hematology'"

poorly

adverb1. badly, incompetently, inadequately, crudely, inferiorly, unsuccessfully, insufficiently, shabbily, unsatisfactorily, inexpertly poorly built houses
badly well, expertly, sufficiently, adequately, satisfactorily, competently, acceptablyadjective1. (Informal) ill, sick, ailing, unwell, crook (Austral. & N.Z. informal), seedy (informal), below par, out of sorts, off colour, under the weather (informal), indisposed, feeling rotten (informal) I've just phoned Julie and she's still poorly.
ill well, fit, healthy, in good health, in the pink, hale and hearty

poorly

adjectiveChiefly Regional. Suffering from or affected with an illness:down, ill, sick, unwell.Informal: laid up.

Translations

健康不佳的拙劣地生病的贫穷地

poor

(puə) adjective1. having little money or property. She is too poor to buy clothes for the children; the poor nations of the world. 窮的 穷的2. not good; of bad quality. His work is very poor; a poor effort. 不好的，不佳的，劣質的 不好的，劣质的 3. deserving pity. Poor fellow! 可憐的 可怜的ˈpoorness noun 貧窮 贫穷ˈpoorly adverb not well; badly. a poorly written essay. 貧窮地，拙劣地 贫穷地，拙劣地 adjective ill. He is very poorly. 健康不佳的 健康不佳的

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