poorly meaning and definition

POORLY adjective

Definition of poorly (adjective)

1. 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"
   • synonyms: ailing, indisposed, peaked, seedy, sickly, under the weather, unwell

POORLY adverb

Definition of poorly (adverb)

1. (`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"
   • synonyms: badly, ill
   • antonym: good