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poorly

DEFINITIONS OF: poorly

1

adv (`ill' is often used as a combining form) in a poor or improper or unsatisfactory manner; not well

“the team played poorly”
Synonyms:
badly, ill
Antonyms:
good, well
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (`good' is a nonstandard dialectal variant for `well')

adj somewhat ill or prone to illness

“feeling poorly”
Synonyms:
ailing, indisposed, peaked, seedy, sickly, under the weather, unwell
ill, sick
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
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