poorly

poor·ly  (prl)

adv.

In a poor manner. See Usage Note at poor.

adj. Chiefly Southern U.S.

In poor health; ill: feeling poorly. See Usage Note at bad¹.

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poorly [ˈpʊəlɪ ˈpɔː-]

adv

in a poor way or manner; badly

adj

(usually postpositive) Informal in poor health; rather ill she's poorly today

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	poorly - 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" ailing, indisposed, peaked, under the weather, unwell, sickly, seedy ill, sick - affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function; "ill from the monotony of his suffering"
Adv.	1.	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" ill, badly combining form - a bound form used only in compounds; "`hemato-' is a combining form in words like `hematology'"

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poorly

adverb

badly, incompetently, inadequately, crudely, inferiorly, unsuccessfully, insufficiently, shabbily, unsatisfactorily, inexpertly poorly built houses
badly well, expertly, sufficiently, adequately, satisfactorily, competently, acceptably

adjective

(Informal) ill, sick, ailing, unwell, crook (Austral. & N.Z. informal), seedy (informal), below par, out of sorts, off colour, under the weather (informal), indisposed, feeling rotten (informal) I've just phoned Julie and she's still poorly.
ill well, fit, healthy, in good health, in the pink, hale and hearty

Translations

poorly [ˈpʊəlɪ]

A. ADV

1. (= badly) [designed, equipped] → mal
the shares have performed poorly → el rendimiento de las acciones ha sido bajo
to do poorly she did poorly in history → sacó mala nota en historia
she did poorly at school → sacaba malas notas en el colegio
the room/road was poorly lit → la habitación/la carretera estaba mal iluminada
the job was poorly paid → el trabajo estaba mal pagado
he was poorly paid → le pagaban poco
his army was poorly trained → su ejército estaba poco capacitado

2. (= meagrely, shabbily) → pobremente
to be poorly dressed → ir pobremente vestido

B. ADJ (esp Brit) (= ill) → enfermo
to be/feel poorly → estar/encontrarse mal, estar/encontrarse pachucho or malucho
to look poorly → tener mal aspecto

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poorly [ˈpʊə^rli ˈpɔː^rli]

adv

(= low) [paid] → mal

(= badly) [trained, designed, equipped, understood] → mal; [furnished, finished] → mal; [perform, play, fare, sell] → mal
He did poorly at school
BUT Il n'a pas fait de bonnes études.
poorly attended
The classes were poorly attended → Les cours étaient peu fréquentés.
The meetings were poorly attended → Peu de gens assistaient aux réunions.
poorly performing adj [hospital, social service] → où la prestation de services est médiocre; [school] → dont les résultats sont médiocres; [company] → dont les résultats sont médiocres; [shares, trust] → dont le rendement est médiocre

adj → souffrant(e), malade
She's poorly → Elle est souffrante.
to look poorly → avoir l'air souffrant

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poorly

adv

→ arm; dressed, furnished → ärmlich; poorly off → schlecht gestellt; her husband left her very poorly off → ihr Mann ließ sie in sehr ärmlichen Verhältnissen zurück

(= badly) → schlecht; (= inadequately) supported, understood → schlecht, unzureichend; poorly-attended → schlecht besucht; poorly-designed → schlecht konstruiert, nicht genügend durchdacht; poorly-educated → ohne (ausreichende) Schulbildung; poorly-equipped → schlecht ausgerüstet; poorly-lit → schlecht or schwach beleuchtet; poorly-paid → schlecht bezahlt; poorly-trained → schlecht ausgebildet, ungeschult; poorly-ventilated → schlecht gelüftet; to do poorly (at something) (→ in etw dat) → schwach or schlecht abschneiden; we’re rather poorly off for staff/new ideas → wir haben einen ziemlichen Mangel an Personal/neuen Ideen

adj pred (Brit: = ill) → schlecht, krank, elend; to be or feel poorly → sich schlecht etc fühlen

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poorly [ˈpʊəlɪ]

1. adv (badly) → male
a poorly paid job → un lavoro mal retribuito
a poorly furnished room → una stanza arredata squallidamente
to be poorly off → non avere molti soldi

2. adj (ill) → indisposto/a
I'm a bit poorly today → oggi mi sento poco bene

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poorly [ˈpʊəlɪ]

1. adv (badly) → male
a poorly paid job → un lavoro mal retribuito
a poorly furnished room → una stanza arredata squallidamente
to be poorly off → non avere molti soldi

2. adj (ill) → indisposto/a
I'm a bit poorly today → oggi mi sento poco bene

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