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poorly

[ poor-lee ]

adverb

  1. in a poor manner or way:

    The team played poorly.



adjective

  1. in poor health; somewhat ill:

    I hear she's been poorly.

poorly

/ 藞p蓴藧-; 藞p蕣蓹l瑟 /

adverb

  1. in a poor way or manner; badly
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adjective

  1. informal.
    usually postpositive in poor health; rather ill

    she's poorly today

鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of poorly1

First recorded in 1250鈥1300, poorly is from the Middle English word pourely. See poor, -ly
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鈥淭he reality is that remote options, as shown in February, work poorly,鈥 he said.

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Ms Harrison said although Leah had recently been poorly with tonsillitis she was looking forward to the trip to the adventure centre.

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Fred Thomas, MP for Plymouth Moor View, said on Wednesday residents were "furious" and could not understand why SWW had communicated "so poorly".

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Clearly, India's road design standards are solid on paper - but poorly enforced on the ground.

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鈥淪evere鈥 shaking 鈥 enough to topple chimneys and greatly damage poorly built buildings 鈥 may be felt a bit farther away from the ruptured fault, including in downtown L.A.,

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