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poorly

/ˈpʊɹ.li/

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What does poorly mean?

adverb

  1. In a poor manner or condition; without plenty, or sufficiency, or suitable provision for comfort.
  2. With little or no success; indifferently; with little profit or advantage.
  3. Meanly; without spirit.
More meanings (3)

adverb

  1. Without skill or merit.
  2. In a negative manner; with disapproval; unfavorably.

adjective

  1. Ill, unwell, sick.

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IPA pronunciation

/ˈpʊɹ.li/

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Other dictionary pronunciations

/ˈpɔɹ.li/
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Shabby, poorly dressed children are not rare enough and pretty enough to make people turn around to look at them and smile.
Frances Hodgson BurnettA Little Princess Being the whole story of Sara Crewe now told for the first timeProject Gutenberg ebook #146
A very quiet man, very poorly dressed and extremely sunburnt, came out of the bushes and took hold of the horses’ heads.
G. K. (Gilbert Keith) ChestertonThe wisdom of Father BrownProject Gutenberg ebook #223
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Even the poorly endowed churches of the villages boast the possession of miraculous thigh-bones of the innumerable saints of the Romish calendar.
Charles MackayMemoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions — Volume 1Project Gutenberg ebook #636
I pulled nearly a quarter of an acre of maize, but it was a scanty crop, and the husks were poorly filled.
Isabella L. (Isabella Lucy) BirdA Lady's Life in the Rocky MountainsProject Gutenberg ebook #755
If we feel that they will be poorly received, that they will annoy or anger or disgust, we strive to repress them.
Abraham MyersonThe Foundations of PersonalityProject Gutenberg ebook #1575