poorly

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Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

adjective somewhat ill or prone to illness
adverb (`ill' is often used as a combining form) in a poor or improper or unsatisfactory manner; not well

From Middle English poorly, pouerly, poreliche, poureliche, pouerliche, equivalent to poor + -ly.

This is a rich story almost spoiled by being poorly told. — Humorous Ghost Stories, Dorothy Scarborough
I may say with truth, they are poorly fed and badly clothed. — Travels in the Great Desert of Sahara, in the Years of 1845 and 1846, James Richardson
It was all owing to my Misfortune on the Mouse, that I was so poorly Mann'd. — Great Pirate Stories, Unknown

ailing, indisposed, peaked, sickly, unwell, under the weather, seedy

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