Collocations for "poorly"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "poorly" in context.
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poorly
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.adv
- poorly [written, performed, acted]
- poorly [understood, supported, defined]
- are poorly equipped [for, to]
- a poorly executed plan
- the plan was poorly executed
- a poorly dressed [child, man]
- a poorly attended [meeting, match]
- the [meeting] was poorly attended
- a poorly developed [area, idea, product]
- was poorly represented [by, at]
- poorly [suited, responsive] to
- the [students, schools] are performing poorly
- the [team, pitcher] played poorly
- UK: is feeling poorly [today, this evening]
- UK: [woke, got] up feeling poorly
- UK: he looks [very, quite] poorly
- UK: in a poorly state
- UK: a poorly [child, baby, toddler]
'poorly' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
English
- French
- German
- Greek
- Swedish
- arm
- behave
- clad
- compare
- connected
- cook
- dub
- educated
- employee
- employer
- execute
- fare
- fever
- informed
- intervention
- live
- manage
- organized
- out
- paid
- pathway
- placed
- plan
- police
- prepared
- present
- pretty
- pronounce
- provision
- qualified
- rate
- referee
- reflect
- report
- research
- service
- shirt
- spent
- staff
- staggering
- suited
- sweater
- test
- trained
- translate