poorly

[US]/ˈpɔːli/
[UK]/ˈpʊrli/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adv. inadequately; without sufficient resources
adj. in poor physical or mental condition

Phrases & Collocations

feeling poorly

performing poorly

functioning poorly

communicate poorly

manage poorly

poorly paid

poorly differentiated

Example Sentences

They did poorly in the examination.

reject poorly written articles

a speech that played poorly with the voters.

a poorly adjusted teenager.

We're poorly off for coal at the moment.

The boss is hell when a job is poorly done.

had to put the kibosh on a poorly conceived plan.

The onions bulbed poorly in this cold wet season.

a poorly maintained central heating system

She was born prematurely with poorly developed lungs.

he lived as poorly as his peasant parishioners.

It is a good team on paper, but its members play poorly together.

The dishes were many, but they were all poorly cooked.

The poorly designed bridge needs remedial work to make it safe.

Real-world Examples

Well, I've been feeling so poorly recently.

Source: Doctor-Patient English Dialogue

You treated me poorly, and I allowed it.

Source: Tales of Imagination and Creativity

Things are going rather poorly, I'm afraid.

Source: Sherlock Holmes: The Basic Deduction Method Season 2

Only one country, Poland performed as poorly as we did.

Source: New types of questions for the CET-4 (College English Test Band 4).

Giraffes and lions are fairing very poorly, as well.

Source: VOA Standard December 2014 Collection

He lived more poorly than an artisan. He worked harder.

Source: The Moon and Sixpence (Condensed Version)

That went over very poorly. People were very upset with her - lawmakers here.

Source: NPR News March 2019 Compilation

The coronavirus in particular is still poorly understood.

Source: The Economist - Technology

What happens if we build something smarter than us that we understand that poorly?

Source: TED Talks (Video Version) Bilingual Selection

Things will go poorly. But now, he's really stressing that 'everything will go poorly'.

Source: Rachel's Classroom of Movie English

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