POORLY

• (adverb) (`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

• (adj.) 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

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