Definition: 1. Somewhat ill or prone to illness. 2. (`ill' is often used as a combining form) in a poor or improper or unsatisfactory manner; not well.
Use 'poorly' in a sentence:
1. 'State-owned industries will always perform poorly,' John Moore informed readers.
2. The list may become some intangible shackles for them if their own school ranks poorly.
3. It is difficult to figure out a global population of polar bears as much of the range has been poorly studied.
4. The programme for the evening party was poorly organized.
5. The patient was but poorly able to sit up.
6. The land here is barren and yields poorly.
7. He turned to Anthony and told him, "Peter spoke very poorly of you while you were gone."
8. We will be very embarrassed if we perform poorly at the concert.
9. The ball game was poorly attended.
10. She turned in assignments late, her handwriting was terrible, and she tested poorly.
11. As a result, the bill was poorly framed.
12. The job was to end with a monumental bang when I became so poorly I could no longer function.
13. The paper generally is poorly written, only the second part is passable.
14. She felt poorly.
15. She's been poorly off since her husband died.
16. His lands were poorly farmed.
17. She couldn't get any other job except waiting at table, so she had to do that although it was poorly paid and hard on her feet.
18. If the patient is poorly nourished, the drugs make them feel nauseous.
19. He Congreve rocket was cumbersome and poorly stabilized.
20. Telepressure was also correlated with sleeping poorly and missing work.
21. I've decided to give up my job because it is so poorly paid that the game's not worth the candle.
22. The more poorly sorted or the more tightly compacted a sediment is, the lower its porosity and permeability.
23. The number of 7 year olds who read poorly has increased by half over the past 5 years.
24. Forest decline is still poorly understood but leads to the loss of a high proportion of a tree's needles or leaves.
25. If patients are poorly nourished, the drugs make them feel nauseous.
26. Work was stretched out and done poorly.
27. The article is poorly organized in its structure.
28. Poland performed as poorly as we did.
29. I've just phoned Julie and she's still poorly.
30. Some are living in poorly built dormitories, even in tents.
31. Gretchen, a poorly-dressed little girl, did not argue or fight with the rest, but remained standing quietly far away from them.
32. The kitchen was poorly lit.
33. The company has been performing poorly over the past year.
34. Poor posture or a poorly designed work station can leave you with aching shoulder muscles.
35. During the first week, the evening meetings were poorly attended.
36. The economy has been poorly administered by the present government.
37. She should rest well because she's been feeling poorly.
38. Cinderella's new stepmother and two stepsisters treated her poorly.
39. As countless boards and business owners will attest, constraining firms from firing poorly performing, high-earning managers is a handbrake on boosting productivity and overall performance.
40. San Jose also performs poorly on some of the measures correlated with good mobility.
41. The actors were poorly rehearsed.
42. Most fared poorly in school not because they lacked ability but because they found school unchallenging and consequently lost interest.
43. The army is very poorly equipped.
44. Our candidate fared poorly in the election.
45. The streets are wedged solid with the chaos of poorly regulated parking and near-constant traffic gridlock.
46. Although these vegetables adapt well to our temperate climate, they tend to crop poorly.
47. Cheetahs breed very poorly in captivity.
48. The baby had been poorly but seemed on the mend.
49. State-owned industries will always perform poorly.
50. The manifesto is long-winded, repetitious and often ambiguous or poorly drafted.
51. Fund managers are poorly placed to monitor companies.
52. The job is relatively poorly paid.
53. Their lack of qualifications condemned them to a lifetime of boring, usually poorly-paid work.
54. Fund managers are poorly placed to monitor firms.
