Synonyms for poorly
ˈpʊər lipoor·ly

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1. ailing, indisposed, peaked(p), poorly(p), sickly, unwell, under the weather, seedyadverb

   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"

   Antonyms:
   well

2. ill, badly, poorlyadverb

   (`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:
   mischievously, badly, severely, bad, disadvantageously, ill, gravely, naughtily, seriously

   Antonyms:
   well

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1. List of paraphrases for "poorly":

   badly, bad, weakly, evil, wrong, sparsely, little, insufficiently, hurt, inadequately, mal, thinly, ill, improperly, low

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1. Leonard Burman:

   While it is not the largest tax cut ever, it is the most poorly timed giant tax cut in history.

2. Paul Nolte:

   Investors are still very nervous on the global markets, i think it's buying of what has done poorly and selling of what has done well in the last two-three days - a little bit of bargain hunting, a little bit of taking advantage.

3. Perry Kramer:

   Poorly executed plans can be worse than no mobile strategy at all, the dangers are losing those customers for the rest of the year or for a long time.

4. Jay Sekulow:

   What the court said that is that if legislation is written poorly, we can fix it, that’s very different from the traditional role of the court.

5. Shen Chunlei:

   I paid to renovate and manage an old, poorly maintained building that barely had been laid eyes on, and everybody found fault with me.