poorly

poor·ly

 (po͝or′lē)

adv.

In a poor manner. See Usage Note at poor.

adj. Chiefly Southern US

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.

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poor•ly

(ˈpʊər li)

adv.

1. in a poor manner or way: to write poorly.

adj.

2. in poor health; somewhat ill.

[1250–1300]

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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

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

adjective

1. (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

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poorly

adjective

Chiefly Regional. Suffering from or affected with an illness:

down, ill, sick, unwell.

Informal: laid up.

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Translations

بِرداءَه، بصورَةٍ سَيِّئَهمَريضمَرِيض

indisponovanýnemocnýuboze

dårligtsyg

dürftigkrankkränklich

φτωχικός

malpachuchoenfermoindispuesto

huonokuntoinen

maladepauvrementmal

bolestan

illa, lélegalasinn

malandatomalepoveramente

体調が悪い

건강이 나쁜

minnetjes

dårlig

cierpiący

indisposto

бедно

bornoslabo

krasslig

ไม่ค่อยสบาย

acemicehastakötü/fena bir şekilde

ốm

健康不佳的拙劣地生病的贫穷地

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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poor

(puə) adjective

1. having little money or property. She is too poor to buy clothes for the children; the poor nations of the world. arm فَقير беден pobre chudý arm fattig φτωχόςpobre vaene فقیر köyhä pauvreעני घृणित, तुच्छ siromašan szegény miskin fátækur povero 貧しい 가난한 neturtingas, vargingas nabadzīgs; trūcīgs miskin armfattigbiedny غريب pobre sărac бедный chudobný reven siromašan fattig ยากจน yoksul, fakir 窮的 бідний, незаможний غريب، نادار nghèo 穷的

2. not good; of bad quality. His work is very poor; a poor effort. swak رَديء долнокачествен fraco chabý, mizerný mangelhaft dårlig κατώτερος, κακής ποιότητας malo; escaso vilets بد؛ ضعیف heikkolaatuinen médiocreדל घटिया, निष्कृष्ट traljav gyenge buruk lélegur, lakur mediocre, scarso 下手な 저질의 menkas, prastas slikts; vājš; nepietiekams teruk pover, slechtdårlig, elendig, skralsłaby بى وزله fraco mediocru плохой; низкого качества chabý, mizerný pičel loš dålig, skral, klen คุณภาพเลว kötü, fena 不好的，不佳的，劣質的 низький, поганий خراب، خراب قسم کا kém; tồi 不好的，劣质的

3. deserving pity. Poor fellow! arme بائِس، مَسْكين беден coitado ubohý arm stakkels κακόμοιρος, ταλαίπωρος pobre vaene بیچاره parka pauvreמסכן योग्य करूणामय jadan szerencsétlen (alak) malang aumingja povero かわいそうな 불쌍한 vargšas nelaimīgs, nabaga- malang armstakkarsbiedny بيچاره coitado sărman несчастный úbohý ubog jadan stackars น่าสงสาร zavallı, biçare 可憐的 нещасний بےچارہ đáng thương 可怜的

ˈpoorness noun

armheid بُؤْس ، فَقْر бедност pobreza chudoba die Armut fattigdom φτώχειαpobreza vaesus فقر؛ بدی kehnous pauvretéעוני निकृष्टता, अपकृष्टता, विगुणता, त्रुटि, कमी, खोट, कसर, ख़ामी oskudica, siromaština szegény(es)ség kemiskinan fátækt povertà 貧しさ 졸렬, 결핍 skurdumas nabadzība; trūcīgums; nepietiekamība kemiskinan slechte kwaliteit fattigdombieda فقر pobreza sărăcie бедность; неудовлетворительность chudoba revščina siromaštvo dålig beskaffenhet ความยากจน yoksulluk 貧窮 бідність; убогість غربت tình trạng thiếu thốn 贫穷

ˈpoorly adverb

not well; badly. a poorly written essay. swak بِرداءَه، بصورَةٍ سَيِّئَه лошо mal uboze dürftig dårligt άσχημαmal halvasti بد؛ بطور بد huonosti pauvrementדל, גרוע जैसे-तैसे, किसी तरह से, ज्यों-त्यों siromašan rosszul jelek illa, lélega male 下手に 나쁘게 prastai, menkai slikti; vāji; nepietiekami dgn teruk slechtdårligsłabo په بده توګه، بد mal prost плохо úboho revno jadno dåligt, illa อย่างเลว kötü/fena bir şekilde 貧窮地，拙劣地 бідно, убого ناقص طور پر tồi 贫穷地，拙劣地

adjective

ill. He is very poorly. siek مَريض болен doente nemocný kränklich syg άρρωστοςpachucho, malo, indispuesto haige بیمار sairas malade חָש לא טוֹב अस्वस्थ prilično se loše osjeća rosszul érzi magát sakit lasinn in cattiva salute 病気の 병든 ligotas, nesveikas slims; nevesels sakit ziekdårlig, skralchory ناروغ doente bolnav нездоровый chorý bolehen loše sjuk สุขภาพแย่ hasta 健康不佳的 хворий, недужий بيمار ốm yếu 健康不佳的

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poorly

→ مَرِيض indisponovaný dårligt krank φτωχικός enfermo, mal huonokuntoinen malade bolestan malandato 体調が悪い 건강이 나쁜 minnetjes dårlig cierpiący indisposto бедно krasslig ไม่ค่อยสบาย acemice ốm 生病的

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poorly

adv mal

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