poorly

Adverb
  1. (`ill' is often used as a combining form) in a poor or improper or unsatisfactory manner;
    Not well (synset 400011978)
    "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"
    domain usage: combining form - a bound form used only in compounds
    same as: badly, ill
Adjective
  1. Somewhat ill or prone to illness (synset 302553095)
    "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"
    similar to: ill, sick - affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
    same as: ailing, indisposed, peaked, seedy, sickly, under the weather, unwell

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