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]

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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Poorly \Poor"ly\, a.
   Somewhat ill; indisposed; not in health. "Having been poorly
   in health." --T. Scott.
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