3 definitions found
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Poorly \Poor"ly\, adv
1. In a poor manner or condition; without plenty, or
sufficiency, or suitable provision for comfort; as to
live poorly.
2. With little or no success; indifferently; with little
profit or advantage; as to do poorly in business.
3. Meanly; without spirit.
Nor is their courage or their wealth so low That
from his wars they poorly would retire. --Dryden.
4. Without skill or merit; as he performs poorly.
{Poorly off}, not well off not rich.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Poorly \Poor"ly\, a.
Somewhat ill; indisposed; not in health. ``Having been poorly
in health.'' --T. Scott.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
poorly
adj : 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" [syn: {ailing},
{indisposed}, {peaked(p)}, {poorly(p)}, {sickly}, {unwell}]
adv : (`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" [syn: {ill}, {badly}]
[ant: {well}]
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