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poorly |
Overview of adj poorly The adj poorly has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts) 1. ailing, indisposed, peaked, poorly, sickly, unwell -- (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") Overview of adv poorly The adv poorly has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (9) ill, badly, 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") Antonyms of adj poorly 1 sense of poorly Sense 1 ailing, indisposed, peaked(prenominal), poorly(prenominal), sickly, unwell INDIRECT (VIA ill) -> well Similarity of adj poorly 1 sense of poorly Sense 1 ailing, indisposed, peaked(prenominal), poorly(prenominal), sickly, unwell => ill (vs. well), sick Attributes of adj poorly Familiarity of adj poorly poorly used as an adjective is very rare (polysemy count = 1) Grep of adj poorly poorly Overview of adj poorly The adj poorly has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts) 1. ailing, indisposed, peaked, poorly, sickly, unwell -- (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") Overview of adv poorly The adv poorly has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (9) ill, badly, 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")
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