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Poorly
adverb 1.('ill' is often used as a combining form) in a poor or improper or unsatisfactory manner; not well. Synonyms: badly, ill. "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" adjective 1.Somewhat ill or prone to illness. Synonyms: ailing, indisposed, peaked, seedy, sickly, under the weather, unwell. "Feeling a bit indisposed today" , "You look a little peaked" , "Feeling poorly" , "A sickly child" , "Is unwell and can't come to work"
WordNet 3.0 © 2010 Princeton University
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