"poorly" in the adjective sense
1. ailing, indisposed, peaked, poorly, sickly, unwell, under the weather, seedy
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"
"poorly" in the adverb sense
1. ill, badly, poorly
`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"
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