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poorly
adjective
adverb
somewhat ill or prone to illness
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adjective
somewhat ill or prone to illness
“my poor ailing grandmother”
adverb
(‘ill’ is often used as a combining form) in a poor or improper or unsatisfactory manner; not well
“he was ill prepared”
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my poor ailing grandmother
feeling a bit indisposed today
you look a little peaked
feeling poorly
a sickly child
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
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