Definition of poorly

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  • poorly is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 11
  • poorly is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 11
  • poorly is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 12

Definition of poorly

  • somewhat ill or prone to illness (adjective)

    Examples

    1. feeling poorly

    Synonyms

    1. ailing
    2. indisposed
    3. peaked
    4. seedy
    5. sickly
    6. under the weather
    7. unwell
  • (`ill' is often used as a combining form) in a poor or improper or unsatisfactory manner; not well (adverb)

    Examples

    1. the team played poorly

    Synonyms

    1. badly
    2. ill

See definition of poorly in Merriam Webster