English dictionary
poorly
adjectiveAudio pronunciation
Parts of speech
Definitions
adjective
- somewhat ill or prone to illness
adverb
- (‘ill’ is often used as a combining form) in a poor or improper or unsatisfactory manner; not well
Example sentences
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