poorly

C2+ Topic:Money & Finance

US /ˈpʊrli/ UK /ˈpɔːli/ See IPA manual

adv adj

Meanings

1

adv
in a substandard manner, or in poor health

The essay was poorly organized and hard to follow.

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Synonyms

1 adv · in a substandard manner, or... badlyinadequatelydeficiently unwell sick ailing ill

Opposites

well excellently healthily admirably

Word family

Related forms poor poorness poverty

Etymology

From poor (from Old French povre, from Latin pauper 'poor') + -ly.

povre Middle English pauper Latin

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Money & Finance Word Formation & Derivatives

# poorly

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adv, adj
**IPA (US):** ˈpʊrli
**IPA (UK):** ˈpɔːli

## Meanings
1. in a substandard manner, or in poor health

## Examples
- The essay was poorly organized and hard to follow.

## Synonyms
- badly
- inadequately
- deficiently
- unwell
- sick
- ailing
- ill

## Antonyms
- well
- excellently
- healthily
- admirably

## Related Forms
- poor
- poorness
- poverty

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: povre
- Root: pauper

## Etymology
From poor (from Old French povre, from Latin pauper 'poor') + -ly.

## AI Etymology
Poorly is from poor (from Old French povre, from Latin pauper 'poor') + -ly. Important recorded forms include povre (Old French) and pauper (Latin). Morphologically, the word is a built form whose named elements carry part of the historical sense. The current sense covers in a substandard manner, or in poor health. The wider family includes related words such as poor, poorness, and poverty.

## Topics
- Money & Finance
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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