as in poorly
in an unsatisfactory way
the new tennis racket did nothing for my game; I performed as lousily as ever
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Adverb
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Under simulated flue gas conditions containing 15 percent CO₂, 8 percent oxygen, and 77 percent nitrogen, the new system continued to produce significant amounts of formic acid while other systems performed poorly.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
29 Jan. 2026 -
The country’s hospitals are so poorly equipped that patients are asked to provide supplies needed for their care, from syringes to surgical screws.—
David Klepper,
Fortune,
29 Jan. 2026
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That all plays really badly with the people at whom it is aimed.—
Fiction Non Fiction,
Literary Hub,
29 Jan. 2026
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Seven Republicans joined all Democrats in opposing the measure, underscoring how badly Republicans would need Democrats to overcome the Senate’s 60-vote filibuster.—
Garrett Downs,
CNBC,
29 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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The dialogue sometimes lapses from bad-funny to just bad.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
21 Jan. 2026
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And it’s been replaced by the grim reality that this team is one bad-looking MRI away from downright irrelevance.—
Dieter Kurtenbach,
Mercury News,
27 Nov. 2025
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“Lousily.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lousily. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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