1. poorly

adverb. ['ˈpuːrli'] (`ill' is often used as a combining form) in a poor or improper or unsatisfactory manner; not well.

Rhymes with Poorly

• prematurely
• securely
• demurely
• purely
• surely

Sentences with poorly

1. Adverb
Of course, they can also cause you to lose your money if they do poorly.

2. Adjective
The vitamin sometimes interacts poorly with medications.

Quotes about poorly

1. Forgiveness is the name of love practiced among people who love poorly. The hard truth is that all people love poorly. We need to forgive and be forgiven every day, every hour increasingly. That is the great work of love among the fellowship of the weak that is the human family.
- Henri J.M. Nouwen

2. The funny thing about writing is that whether you're doing well or doing it poorly, it looks the exact same. That's actually one of the main ways that writing is different from ballet dancing.
- John Green

3. Eric moved the broom experimentally and made an attempt to sweep the glass into the pan while it lay in the middle of the floor. Of course, the pan slid away. Eric scowled.I'd finally found something Eric did poorly.
- Charlaine Harris, Dead as a Doornail

2. poorly

adjective. ['ˈpuːrli'] somewhat ill or prone to illness.