From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Poorly \Poor"ly\, adv.
1. In a poor manner or condition; without plenty, or
sufficiency, or suitable provision for comfort; as, to
live poorly.
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2. With little or no success; indifferently; with little
profit or advantage; as, to do poorly in business.
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3. Meanly; without spirit.
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Nor is their courage or their wealth so low,
That from his wars they poorly would retire.
--Dryden.
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4. Without skill or merit; as, he performs poorly.
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{Poorly off}, not well off; not rich.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Poorly \Poor"ly\, a.
Somewhat ill; indisposed; not in health. "Having been poorly
in health." --T. Scott.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
poorly
adv 1: (`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" [syn: {ill}, {badly}, {poorly}] [ant:
{good}, {well}]
adj 1: 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" [syn: {ailing},
{indisposed}, {peaked(p)}, {poorly(p)}, {sickly},
{unwell}, {under the weather}, {seedy}]
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