poorly : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: poorly	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for poorly
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
poorly 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" Synonym(s): ill, badly, poorly Antonym(s): good, well 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" Synonym(s): ailing, indisposed, peaked(p), poorly(p), sickly, unwell, under the weather, seedy
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Poorly \Poor"ly\, a. Somewhat ill; indisposed; not in health. [bd]Having been poorly in health.[b8] --T. Scott.
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.