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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Poorly \Poor"ly\, adv.
     1. In a poor manner or condition; without plenty, or
        sufficiency, or suitable provision for comfort; as, to
        live poorly.
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     2. With little or no success; indifferently; with little
        profit or advantage; as, to do poorly in business.
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     3. Meanly; without spirit.
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              Nor is their courage or their wealth so low,
              That from his wars they poorly would retire.
                                                    --Dryden.
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     4. Without skill or merit; as, he performs poorly.
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     Poorly off, not well off; not rich.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Poorly \Poor"ly\, a.
     Somewhat ill; indisposed; not in health. ``Having been poorly
     in health.'' --T. Scott.
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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) 2.0 : [ 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,
              under the weather]
       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]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  poorly
     Αγγλικά adv.
     άσχημα

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  poorly
     adv.
     1 In a poor manner or condition; without plenty, or sufficiency, or
  suitable provision for comfort.
     2 With little or no success; indifferently; with little profit or
  advantage.
     3 Meanly; without spirit.
     4 Without skill or merit.
     5 In a negative manner; with disapproval.
     a.
     (lb en UK) ill, unwell, sick

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  poorly
     adv.
     1 In a poor manner or condition; without plenty, or sufficiency, or
  suitable provision for comfort.
     2 With little or no success; indifferently; with little profit or
  advantage.
     3 Meanly; without spirit.
     4 Without skill or merit.
     5 In a negative manner; with disapproval.
     a.
     (lb en UK) ill, unwell, sick

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  poorly
     adv.
     1 In a poor manner or condition; without plenty, or sufficiency, or
  suitable provision for comfort.
     2 With little or no success; indifferently; with little profit or
  advantage.
     3 Meanly; without spirit.
     4 Without skill or merit.
     5 In a negative manner; with disapproval.
     a.
     (lb en UK) ill, unwell, sick

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  poorly
     adv.
     1 In a poor manner or condition; without plenty, or sufficiency, or
  suitable provision for comfort.
     2 With little or no success; indifferently; with little profit or
  advantage.
     3 Meanly; without spirit.
     4 Without skill or merit.
     5 In a negative manner; with disapproval.
     a.
     (lb en UK) ill, unwell, sick

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  poorly
     Englanti adv.
     heikosti, huonosti, kehnosti, niukasti, kituliaasti

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  poorly
     Engelska adv.
     illa, dåligt

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Poorly /pˈʊəli/
  بشكل سيئ