as in badly
in an unsatisfactory way
he tends to perform poorly on standardized tests a poorly drawn figure
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as in sick
temporarily suffering from a disorder of the body
she stayed home because she was feeling poorly
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Recent Examples of poorly
Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 6 Nov. 2025
And that’s not to say it was officiated poorly or was officiated great.
—Khobi Price, Oc Register, 6 Nov. 2025
Dr. John De Jong, Boston Herald, 17 Aug. 2025
The researchers and their partners are also working to track local residents’ health and to measure how well or poorly interventions like masks and household air filters protected them.
—Maggie Astor, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
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Adverb
On the surface, that reflects poorly on a Patriots offensive line that was reshaped this offseason by drafting left tackle Will Campbell and left guard Jared Wilson, and signing right tackle Morgan Moses and center Garrett Bradbury to join right guard Mike Onwenu.
—Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 6 Nov. 2025
And that’s not to say it was officiated poorly or was officiated great.
—Khobi Price, Oc Register, 6 Nov. 2025
Adjective
This involves having a poorly or non-functioning colon and is not usually reversible.
—Dr. John De Jong, Boston Herald, 17 Aug. 2025
The researchers and their partners are also working to track local residents’ health and to measure how well or poorly interventions like masks and household air filters protected them.
—Maggie Astor, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for poorly
Adverb
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Baltimore will badly need to add talented young players on affordable contracts to balance the team’s top-heavy salary structure.—
Jeff Zrebiec,
New York Times,
5 Nov. 2025
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The stock was very narrowly up for the year, badly trailing the broader market and Amazon's megacap peers.—
Annie Palmer,
CNBC,
5 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Raimondo Orsi had already gone back to Argentina to look after his sick mother, and Luis Monti had retired.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Nov. 2025
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Air traffic controllers tasked with managing aircraft movements on runways and in the skies are working without pay during the shutdown, leading to more controllers calling in sick and triggering short staff warnings from the FAA.—
Alysa Guffey,
IndyStar,
6 Nov. 2025
Adverb
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Remember, too much of a good thing can turn bad quickly!—
Amber Smith,
Discover Magazine,
3 Apr. 2024
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That started off bad and got better.—
Vulture,
Vulture,
21 Feb. 2023
Adjective
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So there was really no down points.—
Violet Ikonomova,
Freep.com,
5 Nov. 2025
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That’s good for a move of about 8% higher in an otherwise down market.—
Jeff Marks,
CNBC,
4 Nov. 2025
Adverb
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The unwanted babies suffer horribly.—
Maria Azzurra Volpe,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
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At a lavish country house party, a practical joke appears to have gone horribly, murderously wrong.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
4 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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All bode ill for the 2026 midterms.—
Paul Bedard,
The Washington Examiner,
8 Nov. 2025
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Continue reading … MYSTERY THREAT – Military personnel fall ill at presidential aircraft base after opening package.—
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FOXNews.com,
7 Nov. 2025
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“Poorly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/poorly. Accessed 12 Nov. 2025.
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