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poorlyUK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈpʊərli/, /ˈpɔːrli/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈpʊrli/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(pŏŏr′lē) poorly WordReference English Thesaurus © 2025 Sense: Adverb: sick - UK, informal Synonyms: sick Collocations, unwell, ill Collocations, bad Collocations, under the weather , green around the gills , out of sorts , run-down , unhealthy Collocations, indisposed , ailing Collocations Sense: Adverb: in an inferior manner Synonyms: badly Collocations, bad Collocations, lousily, inexpertly, terribly, awfully, horrendously, atrociously, deplorably, abysmally, dreadfully, crudely, shoddily, wretchedly Recent forum discussions about thesaurus entries: a student who performs poorly in school - English Only forum
badly made or poorly manufactured - English Only forum behave oneself poorly/awfully - English Only forum bode poorly for - English Only forum but it was so poorly stocked that I did not bother to get a card - English Only forum but that was “poorly” communicated - English Only forum do badly/poorly at school - English Only forum Do something poorly Vs Do a poor job of doing something - English Only forum Dressed badly/poorly - English Only forum evaluate something poorly - English Only forum "extremely poorly" - English Only forum for such person/effort...poorly paid - English Only forum Giving bad directions: you gave them < poorly/awfully/badly/inaccurately> - English Only forum Gwyneth Paltrow’s echoing of a poorly chosen phrase - English Only forum has resulted in a rapid and poorly managed expansion - article - English Only forum have a poor competence or perform poorly - English Only forum he often hid his feelings only very poorly - English Only forum How idiomatic is "He cooks badly" vs. "He doesn't cook well" & "He cooks poorly"? - English Only forum how poorly <served> the south has been - English Only forum I was sleeping poorly - English Only forum ill/badly/poorly - English Only forum is working poorly - English Only forum not poorly - English Only forum On a bad day: when things are going poorly - English Only forum paper poorly written... - English Only forum people who refuse to leave their job despite doing poorly - English Only forum Play bad vs. play poorly - English Only forum poor/poorly - English Only forum poorly and badly - English Only forum poorly (adj)--Jake.. is poorly due to having an injection - English Only forum more...
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