poorly C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˈpʊrli/ UK /ˈpɔːli/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adv in a substandard manner, or in poor health The essay was poorly organized and hard to follow. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adv · in a substandard manner, or... badlyinadequatelydeficientlyunwellsickailingill ↔ Opposites wellexcellentlyhealthilyadmirably Word family Related forms poorpoornesspoverty Etymology AI details From poor (from Old French povre, from Latin pauper 'poor') + -ly. povre Middle English pauper Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # poorly **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adv **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 - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown