English > poorly: 2 senses > adverb 1Meaning | ('ill' is often used as a combining form) in a poor or improper or unsatisfactory manner; not well. |
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Example | "the team played poorly" |
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Synonyms | ill, badly |
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Opposite | well, good | (often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory / satisfactory manner or to a high standard ('good' is a nonstandard dialectal variant for 'well') |
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Usage of | combining form | A bound form used only in compounds |
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Spanish | desafortunadamente, desdichadamente, desgraciadamente, lamentablemente, lastimeramente, lastimosamente, mal, miserablemente, patéticamente, pobremente |
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Catalan | malament, mal |
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Adjectives | poor | deserving or inciting pity |
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