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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

POOR'LY, adv. Without wealth; in indigence or want of the conveniences and comforts of life; as, to live poorly.
1. With little or no success; with little growth, profit or advantage; as, wheat grows poorly on the Atlantic borders of New England; these men have succeeded poorly in business.
2. Meanly; without spirit.
Nor is their courage or their wealth so low,
That from his wars they poorly would retire.
3. Without excellence or dignity. He performs poorly in elevated characters.
POOR'LY, a. Somewhat ill; indisposed; not in health; a common use of the word in America.
For three or four weeks past I have lost ground, having been poorly in health.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

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, poorly, sickly, unwell, under the weather, seedy] 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]

Merriam Webster's

I. adverb Date: 13th century in a poor condition or manner; especially in an inferior or imperfect way ; badly <sang poorly> II. adjective Date: 1749 somewhat ill ; indisposed

Oxford Reference Dictionary

adv. & adj. --adv. 1 scantily; defectively. 2 with no great success. 3 meanly; contemptibly. --predic.adj. unwell.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Poorly Poor"ly, adv. 1. In a poor manner or condition; without plenty, or sufficiency, or suitable provision for comfort; as, to live poorly. 2. With little or no success; indifferently; with little profit or advantage; as, to do poorly in business. 3. Meanly; without spirit. Nor is their courage or their wealth so low, That from his wars they poorly would retire. --Dryden. 4. Without skill or merit; as, he performs poorly. Poorly off, not well off; not rich.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

If someone is poorly, they are ill. (mainly BRIT INFORMAL; in AM, use sick) I've just phoned Julie and she's still poorly. ADJ: usu v-link ADJ see also poor

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

I. ad. 1. In want. 2. Insufficiently, inadequately, defectively. 3. Meanly. II. a. Indisposed, ailing, not well, feeble, somewhat ill (colloq.).

Moby Thesaurus

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